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Året var 1961
Året var 1961

Året var 1961

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

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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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Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

58 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

07 January 2010

Country

Sweden

Cast

Jonas Fohlin

Jonas Fohlin

Narrator

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

Torsten Stålnacke

Torsten Stålnacke

Self

Lars Långström

Lars Långström

Self

Tamara Filatova

Tamara Filatova

Self

Pelle Petterson

Pelle Petterson

Self

Lennart Hellsing

Lennart Hellsing

Self

Owe Jonsson

Owe Jonsson

Self

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