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Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Davids bog
1996 0h 53m DA
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 2
ActionComedyThriller
Synopsis
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Henrik helps his uncle clear out a rich man's villa after the owner went bankrupt and committed siucide. During the clearance he finds a book that gives minute details of perfect crimes.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jacob
Tomas Villum Jensen
Henrik
Camilla Overbye Roos
Henriette
Torben Jensen
Henriks Onkel
Vera Gebuhr
Fru Schønemann
Helle Hertz
Søren Thomsen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lasse Spang Olsen
- Writers
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Søren Frellesen
- Languages
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lasse Spang Olsen directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 53-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Tomas Villum Jensen and Camilla Overbye Roos carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0116038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 53 min · 0h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DA
Also by
Lasse Spang Olsen
Production companies
Who made it
- M&
M&M Productions
DK
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- stolen money
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1996-01-01
