Året var 1961

Året var 1961 was released on January 2, 2011.

Året var 1961 was directed by Jonas Fohlin, Kjell Tunegård, Olle Häger.

Året var 1961 has a runtime of 58m.

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.

The key characters in Året var 1961 are Narrator (voice) (Jonas Fohlin), Self (Christina Schollin), Self (archive footage) (Cliff Richard).

Året var 1961 is a Documentary, History film.