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.

Production

Logo for SVT

Cast

Photo of Jonas Fohlin

Jonas Fohlin

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Jack S. Kotschack

Jack S. Kotschack

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hammarskjöld

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Adolf Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Lill Lindfors

Lill Lindfors

Self (archive footage)

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