The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

Directed by Erik Balling

Produced by Nordisk Film Denmark

1979108 min6.8 / 10

A lighthearted heist comedy where a clever gang executes an elaborate financial scheme with charm and camaraderie, culminating in absurdist action like hijacking a tank.

Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unmanipulated financial records of DanInvest he obtains the majority of the stocks in the department store Magasin du Nord, just in time for their closing sale. The attempt to get the red suitcase that will save the day they rob the main vault at the EEC headquarters in Brussels and end up hijacking a tank.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

49/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity28

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Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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