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"

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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Release Date

January 7, 2010

Status

Released

Original Title

Året var 1961

Runtime

58min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Swedish

Production Companies

SVT

Part of

Året var...

Includes: Året var 1974, Året var 1975, Året var 1973, Året var 1951, Året var 1952, Året var 1953, Året var 1954, Året var 1955, Året var 1956, Året var 1957, Året var 1958, Året var 1959, Året var 1960, Året var 1961, Året var 1962, Året var 1963, Året var 1964, Året var 1965, Året var 1966, Året var 1967, Året var 1968, Året var 1969, Året var 1970, Året var 1971, Året var 1972