The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry

1982 1h 46m SV

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 75

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old dynamiter Dynamite-Harry and he ruins the plan. Sickan is arrested, and has to spend 10 months in a small, locked room. When he is released, he has a new plan, but Rocky and Vanheden have decided to go straight. Together with Dynamite-Harry, Sickan plans to rob a cold store, managed by their arch-enemy, Wall-Enberg.

“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
Nils Brandt
Rocky Blom
Carl Billquist
Detective Bertil Persson
Weiron Holmberg
Biffen
Mona Seilitz
Katrin Apelgren, "Plommonet"
Dan Ekborg
Detective Gren

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikael Ekman
Writers: Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Languages: German, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Swedish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Gösta Ekman and Ulf Brunnberg and Björn Gustafson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikael Ekman directs. Lasse Björne behind the camera. Ragnar Grippe scores. Susanne Linnman cuts. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in German, Swedish.

Trivia

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Swedish.
3International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
4Part of the "Jönsson Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Mikael Ekman, shot by Lasse Björne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ragnar Grippe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Susanne Linnman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Gösta Ekman and Ulf Brunnberg and Björn Gustafson carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0084189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.