The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

1981 1h 40m DA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 49

FamilyComedyCrime

Synopsis

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As usual, Egon has an ingenious plan. And, as usual, it works just fine until one of the gang members makes some kind of funny error. This time, however, even Egon's life is in danger, for some international criminals try to get rid of him by throwing him into a container filled with acid.

“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
Bang-Johansen
Holger Juul Hansen
Hallandsen

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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

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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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Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen 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: tt0082843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Erik Balling directs. Leif Axel Kjeldsen cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Olsen Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Editor Leif Axel Kjeldsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ove Sprogøe and Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0082843 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Leif Axel Kjeldsen
Production design: Palle Arestrup
Costume design: Lotte Dandanell
Makeup / hair: Elisabeth Bukkehave
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): 12
IMDB: The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence (1981)

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.