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Cast
Jonas Fohlin
as Narrator (voice)
Thommy Berggren
as Self
Jerry Williams
as Self
Torsten Persson
as Self
Stig Wennerström
as Self (archive footage)
Valentina Tereshkova
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2013
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageSwedish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History
Votes1
DirectorJonas Fohlin, Olle Häger, Kjell Tunegård
WritersJonas Fohlin, Olle Häger, Kjell Tunegård
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsÅret var 1963
About Året var 1963
1963 - the year when the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. Sweden suffers from an smallpox epidemic - hundreds of thousands are vaccinated, and several thousand are isolated. Colonel Stig Wennerström is arrested for spying for the Soviets. John F Kennedy is murdered in Dallas, while Martin Luther King has a dream about the future, "Villervalle i Söderhavet" is shown on Swedish TV.
Directed by Jonas Fohlin, Olle Häger, Kjell Tunegård, Året var 1963 leans on a strong ensemble — Jonas Fohlin, Thommy Berggren, Jerry Williams — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2013.
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