The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978) on Netflix
Criminal ministers in the EU plan to turn Denmark into a giant fair ground and holiday paradise. Egon gets hold of documents that could make him rich and save Denmark's future.
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Plot summary
For once Egon is released from prison without a plan. Luckily Benny has a plan which Egon messes up in order to get thrown back in jail. This lets him get the information he needs for his next brilliant plan. The gang steal the plans for Daisy-Land, a plot to turn Denmark into a recreational area for the rest of Europe. Egon gets tied to the face of the clock on the tower of Copenhagen city hall, and is left to the mercy of the hands of time, unless Benny and Kjeld can save him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Olsen Gang Goes to War (1978)
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- In the German version, the title, which literally means "The Olsen Gang goes to war", had to be changed because those responsible found the word "war" offensive. In 1982 the list of dubbing actors was removed from the German opening and closing credits because Micaëla Kreißler had emigrated to West Germany.
- The secret "Reichsregistratur" archive in the film is an invention of the screenwriters; the building shown was really Herlev Hospital, built in 1976, which at 30 storeys and 120 metres was the tallest building in Denmark.
- The prison band at the end of the film was Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband, which had recorded the first version of the Olsen Gang theme tune in 1968.
- The plan to turn all of Denmark into a giant holiday area is called "Operation Daisyland" in the film; Daisy was a nickname of the young Queen Margrethe II.
