The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

"They are back!"

1998 1h 45m DA

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 44

FamilyComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as always, is planning the big heist, the Olsen Gang is once again on the move.

“They are back!”

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Cast

Ove Sprogøe
Egon Olsen
Morten Grunwald
Benny Frandsen
Poul Bundgaard
Kjeld Jensen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Hallandsen
Henrik Koefoed
Holm-Hansen
Axel Strøbye
Kriminalkommisær Jensen
Ole Ernst
Detektiv Holm
Grethe Sønck
Ruth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Morten Arnfred
Writers: Henning Bahs, Henning Bahs
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark, Spain

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Spain.

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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 Morten Arnfred, shot by Peter Klitgaard. 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 Grete Møldrup 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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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They are back!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Morten Arnfred directs. Peter Klitgaard behind the camera. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre scores. Grete Møldrup cuts. Produced in Denmark, Spain. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Spain.
3Part of the "The Olsen Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Morten Arnfred, shot by Peter Klitgaard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Grete Møldrup shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ove Sprogøe and Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They are back!".
9IMDB entry: tt0130156 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Klitgaard
Original score: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Editing: Grete Møldrup
Production design: Sven Wichmann
Costume design: Lotte Dandanell
Makeup / hair: Elisabeth Bukkehave
Stunt coordinator: Stig Günther
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 0
IMDB: The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (1998)

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.