''Krummerne'', or ''The Crumbs'', is a Danish film series about the family Krumborg and particularly the boy 'Krumme' (

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). They are loosely based on

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's popular children's book series. The first film in the series, the eponymous ''Krummerne'', was theatrically released on 4 October 1991. Despite lukewarm reviews, the film was a commercial success with over 850,000 cinema admissions, becoming one of the most watched films of all time within Denmark. Notable filming took place in

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Films

* ''Krummerne'' (''The Crumbs'') – 1991 * ''Krummerne 2 - Stakkels Krumme'' (Krummerne 2 - Poor Krumme) – 1992 * ''Krummerne 3 - Fars gode idé'' (Krummerne 3 - Father's good idea) – 1994 * ''Krummerne - Så er det jul igen'' (Krummerne - Then it's Christmas again) – 2006 * ''Krummerne - alt på spil'' (Krummerne - all at stake) – 2014

Television series

''Krummernes Jul'' was released as a 'TV Christmas calendar' series broadcast on TV 2 throughout the month of December 1996 in the lead up to Christmas.

Cast

References

{{Reflist 1991 films 1990s adventure comedy films 1990s children's comedy films Danish adventure films Danish children's films Danish comedy films Films about bank robbery Films about children Films about families Films about friendship Films based on Danish novels 1991 comedy films Films directed by Sven Methling