The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1974 1h 36m DA

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★7.1TMDB · 57

FamilyComedyCrime

Synopsis

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The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to open a safe at a restaurant to get some. As usual, however, Egon ends up in prision. When they return to Denmark, he has a new plan.

“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
Axel Strøbye
Kriminalkommisær Jensen
Ole Ernst
Detektiv Holm
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Holm-Hansen Junior
Ove Verner Hansen
Bøffen

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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52 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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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: tt0071939 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Olsen Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ole Steen Nielsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ove Sprogøe and Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0071939 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Editing: Ole Steen Nielsen
Production design: Henning Bahs
Costume design: Lotte Dandanell
Makeup / hair: Ruth Mahler
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974)

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.