''The Olsen Gang's Last Trick'' ( da, Olsen-bandens sidste stik) is a 1998 Danish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by Tom Hedegaard and
Morten Arnfred
Morten Arnfred (born 2 August 1945) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film ''Der er et yndigt land'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Ten years later, his film ' ...
, and starring
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor.
Life
Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. O ...
. The film was the 14th and last in the
Olsen Gang
The ''Olsen Gang'' ( da, Olsen-banden, no, Olsenbanden, german: Die Olsenbande) is a Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang's ...
-series.
Cast
*
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor.
Life
Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. O ...
as
Egon Olsen
Egon Olsen (born 12 March 1925 (DK), 13 March 1923 (NO)) is a fictional character in the Danish '' Olsenbanden'' film series as well as in the Norwegian remake. He is portrayed by Ove Sprogøe in the Danish version and by Arve Opsahl in the Norwe ...
*
Morten Grunwald
Walter Morten Grunwald (9 December 1934 – 14 November 2018) was a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager.
Early life and education
He was born in Odense, Denmark, attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from the Roya ...
as Benny Frandsen
*
Poul Bundgaard
Poul Arne Bundgaard (27 October 1922 – 3 June 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the ''Olsen-banden'' films.
He also appeared in the 1966 spy film '' Strike First Freddy'' as t ...
as Kjeld Jensen
**
Tommy Kenter
Tommy Osvald Charlie Kenter (born 15 April 1950 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actor.
He had his debut already when he was 11 years old in ''Cirkus Buster'', performing under the name Tommy Kanter. He later appeared as "fru Christoff" in the satiri ...
as Kjeld Jensen (Stand-in)
** Kurt Ravn as the voice of Kjeld
*
Jes Holtsø
Jes Holtsø (born 30 December 1956) is a Danish actor most notable for his role as Kjeld's son Børge in the ''Olsen-banden'' films. The reason that he was chosen to play Børge was actually his thick glasses, which became his characteristic. Late ...
as Børge Jensen
*
Axel Strøbye
Axel Strøby Jacobsen (22 February 1928 – 12 July 2005), known as Axel Strøbye was a Danish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1951 and 2000.
He was born in the Copenhagen borough Frederiksberg and died in ...
as Kriminalassistent Jensen
*
Ole Ernst
Ole Ernst Pedersen (16 May 1940 – 1 September 2013) was a Danish actor, active on stage, TV and film. He appeared in 95 films and television shows from 1967 to 2013. He starred in the 1983 film '' Der er et yndigt land'', which won an Hono ...
as Politiassistent Holm
*
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen (20 June 1923 – 28 December 1998) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1998. He was born in Rudkøbing, Denmark and died in Denmark. He was married to actress Lis Løwert. They married on 2 ...
as Hallandsen
*
Henrik Koefoed
Henrik Koefoed (born 25 November 1955) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1979.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1955 births
Living people
Danish male film actors
People from Vordingborg ...
as J.M.R. Holm Hansen Jr.
*
Ove Verner Hansen
Ove Verner Hansen (20 July 1932 – 20 February 2016) was a Danish opera singer and actor. He played the character, "Bøffen" (or "Biffen" in Norwegian, literally meaning "the steak" in both languages) in 16 of the ''Olsen-banden''-movies (11 d ...
as Bøffen
* Michael Hasselflug as Alf
*
Jesper Langberg
Jesper Langberg (20 October 1940 – 29 June 2019) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films.
Biography
He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was the son of actor Sigurd Langberg and younger brother of actor Ebbe Langbe ...
as Direktør for ''Statsadministrationens Destruktionsanstalt''
*
Claus Ryskjær
Claus Ryskjær (26 June 1945 – 12 December 2016) was a Danish actor active from 1966 to 2008.
Selected filmography
*''Fun in the Streets'' (1969)
*''The Egborg Girl'' (1969)
*''The Olsen Gang's Big Score'' (1972)
*''Nu går den på Dagmar'' (197 ...
as Portvagt
* Henrik Lykkegaard as Sikkerhedsvagt
* Benny Hansen as Portør
* Jan Hertz as Ejendomsmægler
* Holger Perfort as Forstander for ''Institut for Teoretisk kriminalitet''
Reception
The movie is generally considered a disaster, both on and off screen. Main actor
Poul Bundgaard
Poul Arne Bundgaard (27 October 1922 – 3 June 1998) was a Danish actor and singer. He is probably best known for his role as the henpecked Kjeld in the ''Olsen-banden'' films.
He also appeared in the 1966 spy film '' Strike First Freddy'' as t ...
and director Tom Hedegaard both died during production, Benny Hansen who appeared briefly as a hospital porter died two days after the end of filming, and veteran actor
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Bjørn Watt-Boolsen (20 June 1923 – 28 December 1998) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1998. He was born in Rudkøbing, Denmark and died in Denmark. He was married to actress Lis Løwert. They married on 2 ...
, who had appeared as the evil mastermind in most of the previous movies in the series, died just 10 days after opening night. The movie itself was generally scolded by critics, and even Olsen Gang creator and script writer
Erik Balling
Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, ''Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''.
His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated f ...