The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1999 1h 30m NO

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 9

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Synopsis

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Fifteen years after they last saw each other, Benny, Valborg and Dynamitt-Harry discovers that Egon Olsen is out of prison and living in a retirement home. Olsenbanden is reunited, and Egon has a plan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Arve Opsahl
Egon Olsen
Sverre Holm
Benny Fransen
Aud Schønemann
Valborg Jensen
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
Dynamitt-Harry
Kim Haugen
Grønn-Larsen
Nils Ole Oftebro
Hallandsen
Johannes Joner
Gran
Anders Hatlo
Holm

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Knut Bohwim
Writers: Henning Bahs
Languages: Norwegian
Countries: Norway

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Knut Bohwim, shot by Bjørn Jegerstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Arve Opsahl and Sverre Holm and Aud Schønemann carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0195960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Knut Bohwim directs. Bjørn Jegerstedt behind the camera. Einar Egeland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Olsenbanden Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Knut Bohwim, shot by Bjørn Jegerstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Einar Egeland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Arve Opsahl and Sverre Holm and Aud Schønemann carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0195960 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.