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Det finns bara en Ingemar Johansson

2005

A warm, nostalgic documentary that unfolds like a fond reminiscence, mixing archival footage with personal interviews to create an intimate and engaging portrait.

Directed by: Tom Alandh
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tom Alandh, Ingemar Johansson, Birgit Johansson

Overview: The stone-mover boy from Göteborg who became world champion in heavyweight boxing, a midsummer night in 1959 that the Swedish people will never forget. The short straight right - made in Sweden - made "Ingo" the world's best-known Swede.

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Directed by: Tom Alandh
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Tom Alandh, Ingemar Johansson, Birgit Johansson

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
identity
class
ambition
memory
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	3
Realism	10
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Tom Alandh
Written by: Tom Alandh
Starring: Tom Alandh, Ingemar Johansson, Birgit Johansson, Jens Johansson, Bo Holmström, Bengt Bedrup, Lennart Hyland, Edwin Ahlqvist
Cinematography: Björn Henriksson
Country: Sweden
Languages: Swedish

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