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The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (1974)

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang poster
Original title
Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter
Directed by
Erik Balling
Genre
comedy film, heist film, crime film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of eccentric criminals plans a heist. Their attempt to pull off one last big job leads to a series of comedic mishaps.

lightheartedfunnyplayfulwhimsicalfast-pacedquirkycheerfulsilly

What happens

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang (Danish: Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter) is a 1974 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard and Kirsten Walther. This was the sixth film in the Olsen Gang series, and at the time of production it was meant to be the last. It was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 47th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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