The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971 1h 36m DA

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★7.0TMDB · 58

FamilyComedyCrime

Synopsis

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The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were defeated in 1945; the only problem it's in Jutland. Egon, Benny and Kjeld "appropriate" a car and drives to Jutland along with Kjelds wife and child Yvonne and Borge. They look forward to fooling the the people in Jutland, but of course, things don't go quite as planed. It ends with Benny, Kjeld, Borge and Yvonne sitting in the train back to Copenhagen, were they are overtaken by Egon in his car on the road next to the track. This is the last time the Olsen gang goes to Jutland.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ove Sprogøe
Egon Olsen
Morten Grunwald
Benny Frandsen
Poul Bundgaard
Kjeld Jensen
Kirsten Walther
Yvonne Jensen
Helle Virkner
Karen
Willy Rathnov
Rico
Karl Stegger
Mads Madsen
Preben Kaas
Betterøv

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erik Balling
Writers: Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Olsen Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Erik Balling, shot by Jørgen Skov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ole Steen Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ove Sprogøe and Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Erik Balling directs. Jørgen Skov behind the camera. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre scores. Ole Steen Nielsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Olsen Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Erik Balling, shot by Jørgen Skov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ole Steen Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ove Sprogøe and Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0067524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jørgen Skov
Original score: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Editing: Ole Steen Nielsen
Production design: Henning Bahs
Costume design: Lotte Dandanell
Makeup / hair: Karen Balsner
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Olsen Gang in Jutland (1971)

Part of

The Olsen Gang Collection

The Olsen Gang (Danish: Olsen-banden, Norwegian: Olsenbanden, German: Die Olsenbande) is a fictional Danish criminal gang in the eponymous comedy film series. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual offender Egon Olsen and his accomplices are Benny and Kjeld (Kjell in Norwegian). The gang members are harmless, extremely rarely target ordinary citizens, and never use violence. A Norwegian version of the film series was also made (a total of 14 films from 1969 to 1999), in most cases based directly on the scripts for the Danish films.