The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again

1986 1h 28m SV

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★6.1TMDB · 70

CrimeComedy

Synopsis

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As always, Sickan has come up with a new plan. This time he wants to rob the IKEA furniture store. During their nightly break-in Sickan discovers that the store is used as a secret smuggling central for sending American computers to the Soviet Union. The computers are picked up by Soviet submarines sneaking into the Swedish archipelago. Naturally, it is their arch enemy Wall-Enberg who is behind all of this.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gösta Ekman
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
Ulf Brunnberg
Ragnar Vanheden
Björn Gustafson
Dynamit-Harry
Birgitta Andersson
Doris
Per Grundén
Wall-Enberg
Johannes Brost
Järnarmen
Lars Dejert
Biffen
Kent Andersson
Superintendent Persson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikael Ekman
Writers: Rolf Börjlind, Gösta Ekman, Mikael Ekman
Languages: Russian, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Swedish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikael Ekman, shot by Gunnar Källström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ragnar Grippe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikael Ekman directs. Gunnar Källström behind the camera. Ragnar Grippe scores. Jan Persson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Russian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
5Part of the "Jönsson Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Mikael Ekman, shot by Gunnar Källström. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Ragnar Grippe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jan Persson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Gösta Ekman and Ulf Brunnberg and Björn Gustafson carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt0091314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.