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The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy (1973)

The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy poster
Original title
Olsen-banden går amok
Directed by
Erik Balling
Genre
comedy film, heist film, crime film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling gang of thieves plans a series of heists while trying to stay ahead of a persistent police assistant. The film follows their chaotic attempts to pull off their schemes.

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What happens

The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy (Danish: Olsen-banden går amok) is a 1973 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe. This was the fifth film in the Olsen Gang-series. For the first time Axel Strøbye appeared as criminal assistant Jensen, pursuing the gang in all later films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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