Beware of the Jönsson Gang

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

Part of Jönsson Gang Collection

1981•1h 29m•6.2/10

ComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(68)

A botched burglary leads to the arrest of the Jönsson gang’s leader, Sickan. After serving ten months in prison, he is released and unexpectedly recruited by the enigmatic banker Wall-Enberg Jr. to steal the legendary Bedford Diamonds in Switzerland. Though Sickan successfully carries out the heist, he is betrayed and nearly captured. Returning to Sweden and reuniting with his old accomplices, he sets out to take calculated revenge on the man who double-crossed him.

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Production

SF Studios, Nordisk Film Denmark, Papphammar Produktion, Nordisk Tonefilm

Language

SV

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Doctor Schmetterlink

Urban Sahlin

The Gymnastics coach

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

Bus driver

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