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The Olsen Gang Sees Red (1976)

The Olsen Gang Sees Red poster
Original title
Olsen-banden ser rødt
Directed by
Erik Balling
Genre
comedy film, heist film, crime film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Egon Olsen and his gang plan a daring heist in Copenhagen. They use disguise and trickery to steal a valuable set of documents.

playfullightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedclevercheerfulcaper-likecomedic

What happens

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. The film was the eighth in the Olsen Gang-series, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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