The Olsen Gang Sees Red

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The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Olsen-banden ser rodt 1976 Erik Balling poster Aage Lundvald.jpg
Poster by Aage Lundvald
Directed by Erik Balling
Written by Henning Bahs
Erik Balling
Produced by Bo Christensen
Starring Ove Sprogøe
Morten Grunwald
Poul Bundgaard
CinematographyHenning Kristiansen
Music by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Distributed by Nordisk Film
Release date
  • 1 October 1976 (1976-10-01)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The Olsen Gang Sees Red (Danish : Olsen-banden ser rødt) is a 1976 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald and Poul Bundgaard. [1] The film was the eighth in the Olsen Gang-series, [2] and was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [3]

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Plot

Egon is released once again from the prison in Vridsløselille, where he is received by Kjeld and Benny, after which they drive home to Kjeld and Yvonne. However, Yvonne is not very fond of Egon as he is constantly being arrested. Also present is Fie, who is to marry Børge, who always smashes the porcelain of the house. The gang starts discussing their upcoming coup, which is about a Chinese vase worth DKK 1.5 million, which is to be sold to a Dutch buyer. The gang breaks in and steals the vase at Sankt Annæ Plads in Copenhagen but finds out that it is a Chinese copy from Hong Kong and that Egon has been cheated.

The gang then set off to steal the original vase, but Egon gets trapped and walled inside a basement, so Benny and Kjeld must free him. The vase is in turn handed over to the Dutch buyer. The band therefore continues the hunt for the Royal Theater, where the buyer is with the money and the vase. The gang breaks through four walls with various tools to reach an elevator and on to the Dutch buyer, where they steal the money and the vase. Fie and Børge get married and fly to Mallorca, but it turns out that Fie has changed the suitcase with the one with the money. The two newlyweds fly off with the money, while the gang at home are shocked to see that the suitcase is full of clothes and not the money they expected.

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Reception

The film received critical and audience praise, for its writing, acting, directing and music, and was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [4] The film also became a box office success, selling about 1.3 million tickets, making it the highest-grossing Danish film of all time. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Olsen-banden ser rødt". Danske Film. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 300–. ISBN   978-0-8108-5524-3.
  3. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ↑ 25 bedst sælgende danske film
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