John and Mary (film)

John and Mary
Directed byPeter Yates
Screenplay byJohn Mortimer
Based onJohn and Mary
1966 play
by Mervyn Jones
Produced byBen Kadish
StarringDustin Hoffman
Mia Farrow
CinematographyGayne Rescher
Edited byFrank P. Keller
Music byQuincy Jones
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 14, 1969 (1969-12-14) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box office$4.1 million (US/ Canada rentals)[2][3][a]

John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates (directly following the success of his film Bullitt), and starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the title roles (directly following their successes in Midnight Cowboy and Rosemary's Baby, respectively). It was the film debut of Tyne Daly.[1] The screenplay was adapted by John Mortimer from the 1966 Mervyn Jones novel.

  1. ^ a b "John and Mary (1969)". AFI Catalog.
  2. ^ "Big Rental Films of 1970". Variety. January 6, 1971. p. 11.
  3. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.


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