Beware of the Jönsson Gang (1981)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sv |
| Popularity | 2.19 |
Directed By
Jonas Cornell
Crew
Roland Sterner
Rolf Börjlind
Brigitte Reiss-Andersen
Lennart Norbäck
Jonas Cornell
Ragnar Grippe
Mona Theresia Forsén
Ingemar Ejve
Mona Theresia Forsén
Solveig Nordlund
Maria Fägerwall
Gösta Ekman
Henning Bahs
Erik Balling
Carina Ehn
Darek Hodor
Bengt Löthner
Lasse Summanen
Annika Levin
TOP CAST
Gösta Ekman
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
Ulf Brunnberg
Ragnar Vanheden
Nils Brandt
Rocky Blom
Siw Malmkvist
Eivor
Jan-Olof Strandberg
Crime Commissioner Svensson
Tomas Norström
Detective Holm
Per Grundén
Wall-Enberg
Weiron Holmberg
Biffen
Bengt Stenberg
Bill
Hans Sundberg
Doctor Schmetterlink
Urban Sahlin
The Gymnastics coach
Jean-Paul Chakbazof
The Sheik
Johannes Brost
Robber
Lis Nilheim
Policewoman
Mille Schmidt
The Port guard
Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist
Bridge keeper
Kjell-Hugo Grandin
Bus driver
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