Året var 1961

Året var 1961

2011
58m
5.0

5.0/10

1 votes
Documentary History

"Kennedy becomes president of the United States and at home in Sweden, the regal ship Vasa breathes morning air for the first time in 333 years"

Overview

1961 - the year when Swedish UN soldiers are in the crisis-ridden Congo and Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in a plane crash. Swedish film's biggest hit, "Are there angels?", has its premiere with Christina Schollin in one of the roles. Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space and the Volvo P 1800 appears on the roads. Ewy Rosqvist is a rally ace and in April the regal ship Vasa is lifted up after 333 years at the bottom of Stockholm's stream. In August, the Berlin Wall is built and outside the Stockholm archipelago, Radio Nord broadcasts music and news.

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Language: SV

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Production Information

Production Companies
SVT
Production Countries
Sweden
Spoken Languages
Swedish

Keywords

sweden congo

Quick Facts

Release Date January 2, 2011
Status Released
Language SV
Website Visit Site

Cast

Jonas Fohlin
Jonas Fohlin

Narrator (voice)

Christina Schollin
Christina Schollin

Self

Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard

Self (archive footage)

Jack S. Kotschack
Jack S. Kotschack

Self (archive footage)

Ewy Rosqvist-Korff
Ewy Rosqvist-Korff

Self

Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld

Self (archive footage)

Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin

Self (archive footage)

Gullan Bornemark
Gullan Bornemark

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Eichmann

Self (archive footage)

Putte Kock
Putte Kock

Self (archive footage)

Lill Lindfors
Lill Lindfors

Self (archive footage)

Gert Gustafsson
Gert Gustafsson

Self

Key Crew

Jonas Fohlin
Director
Kjell Tunegård
Director
Olle Häger
Director
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