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Beware of the Jönsson Gang
Beware of the Jönsson Gang

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

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The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take notice of them, and he's picked up by the mysterious banker Wall-Enberg Jr. instead. He wants Sickan to perform a burglary in Switzerland, in order to retrieve the famous Bedford Diamonds. Sickan does this but is fooled by Wall-Enberg and nearly gets caught. When he returns to Sweden and re-unites with his old gang members, he's set on revenge, both physically and psychologically...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

04 December 1981

Country

Denmark

Cast

Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman

Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson

Ulf Brunnberg

Ulf Brunnberg

Ragnar Vanheden

Nils Brandt

Nils Brandt

Rocky Blom

Siw Malmkvist

Siw Malmkvist

Eivor

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Jan-Olof Strandberg

Crime Commissioner Svensson

Tomas Norström

Tomas Norström

Detective Holm

Per Grundén

Per Grundén

Wall-Enberg

Weiron Holmberg

Weiron Holmberg

Biffen

Bengt Stenberg

Bengt Stenberg

Bill

Hans Sundberg

Hans Sundberg

Doctor Schmetterlink

Urban Sahlin

Urban Sahlin

The Gymnastics coach

Jean-Paul Chakbazof

Jean-Paul Chakbazof

The Sheik

Johannes Brost

Johannes Brost

Robber

Lis Nilheim

Lis Nilheim

Policewoman

Mille Schmidt

Mille Schmidt

The Port guard

Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist

Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist

Bridge keeper

Kjell-Hugo Grandin

Kjell-Hugo Grandin

Bus driver

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