Conspiracy '58 (2002)
May 28, 2002Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Bror Jacques de Wærn
Himself
Olof Arnell
Himself
Ingrid Lorentzen
Treasurer of the KSP58 Foundation
Thomas Böhm
Psychologist
Caj Ernelli
Bookseller
Bengt Grive
Sports-writer in the 1950s
Ulf Drakenberg
Sports-journalist in the 1950s
Bengt Ågren
Secretary of the FIFA Organization Committee 1958
Per Carlsson
Chairman of the Vindicate the 1958 Movement
Lennart Johansson
UEFA-President 1990-2007
Agne Simonsson
Player in Sweden national football team 1958
Kurt Hamrin
Player in Sweden national football team 1958
Sigvard Parling
Player in Sweden national football team 1958
Johan Löfstedt
Producer / Editor / Director
Jonas Goldmann
Cinematography
Tobias P. Löfstedt
Graphic Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 2002
Original NameKonspiration 58
StatusReleased
Running Time28m
Budget$20,000
Filming LocationsOlympia · Nya Parken · Idrottsparken · Stockholm Arlanda Airport · Rimnersvallen · Ullevi · Råsunda Stadium · Malmö stadion · Stockholm · Ryavallen, Sweden
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This Movie Is About.
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Conspiracy 58 (Swedish: Konspiration 58 or KSP58) is a Swedish mockumentary from 2002, produced by Sveriges Television, the Swedish public broadcaster. The film examines the fictional KSP58 movement, that claims that the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden did not really take place, but was faked and exists only as forged television and radio coverage in a conspiracy between American and Swedish television, the CIA and FIFA as part of the Cold War. In the film, it is said that Sweden did not have the economic or technical resources to actually host such a large event. In the plot, the American motive for doing this was to test the effectiveness of televised propaganda. When the film originally aired, the audience was not told in advance that it was a mockumentary, giving the impression that Conspiracy 58 was a regular documentary film.