

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
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
58 min
Release Date
2010-01-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Jonas Fohlin
Narrator
Christina Schollin
Self
Cliff Richard
Self (archive footage)
Jack S. Kotschack
Self (archive footage)
Ewy Rosqvist-Korff
Self
Dag Hammarskjöld
Self (archive footage)
Yuri Gagarin
Self (archive footage)
Gullan Bornemark
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Eichmann
Self (archive footage)
Putte Kock
Self (archive footage)
Lill Lindfors
Self (archive footage)
Gert Gustafsson
Self
Torsten Stålnacke
Self
Lars Långström
Self
Tamara Filatova
Self
Pelle Petterson
Self
Lennart Hellsing
Self
Owe Jonsson
Self
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