The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang is a 1974

1974 in film

The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...

 Danish

Cinema of Denmark

Denmark has been producing films since 1897 and since the 1980s has maintained a steady stream of product due largely to funding by the state-supported Danish Film Institute. Historically, Danish films have been noted for their realism, religious and moral themes, sexual frankness and technical...

 comedy film

Comedy film

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 directed by Erik Balling and starring Ove Sprogøe

Ove Sprogøe

Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe....

. This was the sixth film in the Olsen Gang

Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang is a fictional Danish criminal gang in the movies of the same name. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual offender Egon Olsen. The other members of the gang are Benny and Kjeld . The gang members are harmless and never use violence...

-series and at the time of production it was to be the last one.

Plot

After last robbery Olsen Gang went to Majorca, but without any money, as Benny and Kjeld accidentally threw loot to the garbage bin. Egon breaks to the local restaurant to get back on track with the finances, unfortunately he's caught and whole gang returns to Denmark. After some time Egon is released; Kjeld and Benny are waiting for him but this time he decides to break with tradition and work with somebody else on big diamond heist

Heist

A heist is a term used to describe a robbery from an institution such as a bank or a museum, or any robbery in which there is a large haul of loot.Heist in fiction may refer to:*Heist , directed by David Mamet...

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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. New partners are dishonest though and he's broke again, but coming back to his old friends he has brand new plan in mind (which calls for a boat, bus and 100 balloons) that is going to get back his share and make revenge on dishonest partners at once.

Cast

• Ove Sprogøe
  Ove Sprogøe
  Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen was a Danish actor. Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor Henning Sprogøe....
  
   - Egon Olsen
• Morten Grunwald
  Morten Grunwald
  Morten Grunwald is a Danish actor and theatre manager.He was born in Odense, Denmark, and attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from The Royal Theater of Denmark's Theatrical School in 1962...
  
   - Benny Frandsen
• Poul Bundgaard
  Poul Bundgaard
  Poul Arne Bundgaard was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the Olsen Banden films.-Biography:...
  
   - Kjeld Jensen
• Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
  Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
  Bjørn Watt-Boolsen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1998.He was born in Rudkøbing, Denmark and died in Denmark.-Selected filmography:* The Red Meadows...
  
   - John Morgan Rockefeller Holm Hansen, Jr.
• Jes Holtsø
  Jes Holtsø
  Jes Holtsø is a Danish actor most notable for his role as Kjeld's son Børge in the Olsen Gang films. The reason that he was chosen to play Børge was actually his thick glasses, which became his characteristic...
  
   - Børge Jensen
• Kirsten Walther - Yvonne Jensen
• Axel Strøbye
  Axel Strøbye
  Axel Strøbye was a Danish film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1951 and 2000.He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Selected filmography:* I kongens klæ'r...
  
   - Kriminalassistent Jensen
• Ole Ernst
  Ole Ernst
  Ole Ernst is a Danish film actor. He has appeared in 95 films and television shows since 1967. He starred in the 1983 film Der er et yndigt land, which won an Honourable Mention at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival....
  
  - Politiassistent Holm