The Olsen Gang in Jutland

The Olsen Gang in Jutland
	Poster by Aage Lundvald
Directed by	Erik Balling
Produced by	Bo Christensen
Written by	Henning Bahs; Erik Balling
Starring	Ove Sprogøe
Music by	Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Cinematography	Jørgen Skov
Edited by	Ole Steen Nielsen
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	8 October 1971;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

The Olsen Gang in Jutland (Danish: Olsen-banden i Jylland) is a 1971 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. The film was the third installment in the Olsen Gang-series.[1]

Plot

The film starts like most of the Olsen-gang films, with Egon being released from The State Prison in Vridsløselille. The gang goes back home to Kjeld and Yvonne to discuss their next caper. Unlike most other Olsen Gang films, this heist will take place in Jutland. Egon has obtained a map for a treasure stored in an old German command bunker on the west coast. To get to Jutland they must cross the then newly built Little Belt Bridge. But two other criminals (Helle Virkner and Willy Rathnov) have also got wind of the story. And the Olsen Gang do not make it easier for themselves by taking Yvonne along. And they mistakenly believe that it will be easy to fool the locals - especially they misjudge the wily scrap dealer (Karl Stegger) and his mute assistant (Preben Kaas). They soon become much, much wiser. A bomb left over from the war gives Kjeld a short, but very significant, shell shock, which causes him to stylishly carry out a terrific ride in a runaway dump. Not surprisingly, a planned Majorca trip gets postponed.

Cast

Ove Sprogøe as Egon Olsen
Morten Grunwald as Benny Frandsen
Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen
Kirsten Walther as Yvonne Jensen
Jes Holtsø as Børge Jensen
Helle Virkner as Karen
Willy Rathnov as Rico
Karl Stegger as Mads 'Penny' Madsen
Preben Kaas as Small Ass
Peter Steen as Løjtnanten
Benny Hansen as Menig '667345'
Ernst Meyer as Tank Man
Gunnar Strømvad as Chauffeaur

Production

Most of the film was shot in Vigsø Bugt east of Hanstholm[2] in 1968.

References

Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
Morten Grunwald; Per Kuskner (31 October 2013). Min tid i gule sokker (in Danish). ArtPeople. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-87-7137-768-2.

External links

The Olsen Gang in Jutland on IMDb
The Olsen Gang in Jutland in the Danish Film Database

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[1] Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.

[2] Morten Grunwald; Per Kuskner (31 October 2013). Min tid i gule sokker (in Danish). ArtPeople. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-87-7137-768-2.