---
title: 'Olsenbanden Jr. (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Flinth'
released: '2001-12-14'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/olsenbanden-jr-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296788/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Olsenbanden Jr. (2001)

2001 · 85 min · Comedy, Crime · Denmark

Original title: Olsen-banden Junior

## Synopsis

Olsen-banden Junior is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series Olsen-banden, and is based on a concept previously used in the Swedish Olsen-banden remake prequel series Lilla Jönssonligan. The film is also a sequel to the Christmas calendar Olsen-bandens første kup from 1999. The film premiered on December 14, 2001. The film was a moderate success compared to the original series and the Swedish and Norwegian equivalents. The film later received a novelization of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Flinth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-flinth)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikolaj Scherfig](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolaj-scherfig), [Lars Mering](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-mering), [Anne-Marie Olesen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-olesen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bent Fabric](https://cinepixo.com/people/bent-fabric)
- **Director of Photography:** [Torben Forsberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/torben-forsberg)
- **Editor:** [Ghita Beckendorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ghita-beckendorff)

## Cast

- [Henning Bahs](https://cinepixo.com/people/henning-bahs)
- [Ellen Hillingsø](https://cinepixo.com/people/ellen-hillings)
- [Aksel Leth](https://cinepixo.com/people/aksel-leth)

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