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Beware of the Jönsson Gang
6.2 / 10• 1981• 1h 29m•NR• Swedish
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Gösta Ekman
Charles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonas Cornell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beware of the Jönsson Gang is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
