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Året var 1961 (2011)

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.

  • Documentary
  • History

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jonas FohlinJonas FohlinNarrator (voice)
  • Photo of Christina SchollinChristina SchollinSelf
  • Photo of Cliff RichardCliff RichardSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Jack S. KotschackJack S. KotschackSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Ewy Rosqvist-KorffEwy Rosqvist-KorffSelf
  • Photo of Dag HammarskjöldDag HammarskjöldSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Yuri GagarinYuri GagarinSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Gullan BornemarkGullan BornemarkSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Adolf EichmannAdolf EichmannSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Putte KockPutte KockSelf (archive footage)

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