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Dear Brigitte

  • 1965
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.6K
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Brigitte Bardot, James Stewart, John Williams, Fabian, Cindy Carol, Glynis Johns, Jack Kruschen, Bill Mumy, and Ed Wynn in Dear Brigitte (1965)
ComedyFamily

Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy who is as colorblind as he's in love with Brigitte Bardot, the French bombshell.

  • Director
    • Henry Koster
  • Writers
    • John Haase
    • Nunnally Johnson
    • Hal Kanter
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Fabian
    • Glynis Johns
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writers
      • John Haase
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Hal Kanter
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Fabian
      • Glynis Johns
    • 23User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    James Stewart and Bill Mumy in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    James Stewart in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Brigitte Bardot and Bill Mumy in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    James Stewart and Glynis Johns in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Jane Wald in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Charles Robinson and Jane Wald in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Fabian, Cindy Carol, Bill Mumy, Charles Robinson, and Jane Wald in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Glynis Johns, Bill Mumy, Charles Robinson, Jane Wald, and Ed Wynn in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    James Stewart, Fabian, Cindy Carol, Glynis Johns, Bill Mumy, Charles Robinson, Jane Wald, and Ed Wynn in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Jane Wald in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Brigitte Bardot in Dear Brigitte (1965)
    Cindy Carol in Dear Brigitte (1965)

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Professor Robert Leaf
    Fabian
    Fabian
    • Kenneth 'Kenny' Taylor
    Glynis Johns
    Glynis Johns
    • Vina Leaf
    Cindy Carol
    Cindy Carol
    • Pandora 'Panny' Leaf
    Bill Mumy
    Bill Mumy
    • Erasmus 'Ras' Leaf
    • (as Billy Mumy)
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • Peregrine Upjohn
    Jack Kruschen
    Jack Kruschen
    • Doctor Volker
    Charles Robinson
    Charles Robinson
    • George
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • Dean Sawyer
    Jane Wald
    Jane Wald
    • Terry - George's Wife
    Alice Pearce
    Alice Pearce
    • Unemployment Office Clerk
    Jesse White
    Jesse White
    • Cliff Argyle - the Bookie
    Gene O'Donnell
    • Police Lt. Rink
    Orville Sherman
    Orville Sherman
    • Von Schlogg
    Maida Severn
    Maida Severn
    • Miss Eva - Ras' Teacher
    Pitt Herbert
    Pitt Herbert
    • Bank Manager
    Adair Jameson
    • Mrs. Wo - Dress Shop Sales Lady
    Marcel De la Brosse
    • Paris Taxi Driver
    • Director
      • Henry Koster
    • Writers
      • John Haase(novel "Erasmus With Freckles")
      • Nunnally Johnson(uncredited)
      • Hal Kanter
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    • Trivia
      This movie was going to be called ERASMUS WITH FRECKLES, after the book on which it was based. But Brigitte Bardot only agreed to appear on the condition that her name did not appear in the credits or any of the promotional materials. The only way the producers could capitalize on Americans' fascination with Bardot was by changing the title to alert the audience that she was in the movie.
    • Goofs
      When asking Erasmus and the computer to divide 17,590,038,552,578 by 680, Erasmus says it can't be done evenly. He says that it can ONLY be divided by 8,191 and 2,147,483,647. When these two numbers are multiplied together, their product is 17,590,038,552,577. They fail to mention it is divisible by 2.
    • Quotes

      Professor Robert Leaf: I couldn't love Panny any more if she were my own daughter.

      Vina Leaf: And whose, pray, do you think she is?

    • Connections
      References Tom Jones (1963)

    User reviews23

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    5/10
    Slight comedy
    In the 1960's this might have passed for wholesome family entertainment. Getting Fabian for a throw-away role was probably a good casting coup, and for comic relief you have Ed Wynn and Billy Mumy's 'Rain Man' routines. He is an IBM in sneakers, from which most of the plot develops. He secretly writes a love letter to Bardot every night and one day he gets a response in the form of an invitation to visit her in France. Billy and dad Jimmy Stewart go to Paris and have a meeting with Miss Bardot. She gives the little boy an autograph, a kiss and a puppy.

    Inoffensive little comedy that might give you a laugh or two. I like movies that reference real movie stars in their title, like "Being John Malkovich" and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" so this makes the hat trick for me.
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    5
    • Boyo-2
    • Jun 18, 2001

    FAQ2

    • Why did Brigitte Bardot refuse to have her name credited in this American film?

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dear Brigitte...
    • Filming locations
      • Sausalito, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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