

The Olsen Gang in a Fix
1969-10-03 · 111 min · ★ 6.6
A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank and the police think its Egon's work, he has to get back to work to prove he's innocent.
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- Directors
- Erik Balling
- Production companies
- Nordisk Film Denmark
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ove SprogøeEgon Olsen
Morten GrunwaldBenny Frandsen
Poul BundgaardKjeld Jensen
Ghita NørbyBodil Hansen
Peter SteenMortensen
Preben KaasDynamit Harry
Poul ReichhardtPolitichefen
Paul HagenHansen
Kirsten WaltherYvonne Jensen
Karl SteggerKORS Inspektør
Birger JensenDynamit Harrys lærling
Jes HoltsøBørge Jensen
Kjeld Brask AndersenArbejder i legetøjsfabrik (uncredited)
Svend BilleDirektør i legetøjsfabrik (uncredited)
Anders BodelsenBankansat (uncredited)
Edward FlemingMozzarellas håndlanger (uncredited)
Benny HansenMortensens chauffør (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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