The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973 1h 40m DA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 59

FamilyComedyCrime

Synopsis

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When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are actually WORKING in a shop! Thus, he has to think of something else to get his hands on the money of some international gangster.

“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
Preben Kaas
Dynamit Harry
Axel Strøbye
Kriminalkommisær Jensen
Birgitte Federspiel
Ragna Quist
Jesper Langberg
Politibetjent

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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53 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: tt0070474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 59 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. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

153 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: tt0070474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

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: Bente Møller
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Olsen Gang Runs Amok (1973)

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.