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Beware of the Jönsson Gang (1981)

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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Top billed cast

Gösta EkmanCharles-Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson
Ulf BrunnbergRagnar Vanheden
Nils BrandtRocky Blom
Siw MalmkvistEivor
Jan-Olof StrandbergCrime Commissioner Svensson
Tomas NorströmDetective Holm
Per GrundénWall-Enberg
Weiron HolmbergBiffen
Bengt StenbergBill
Hans SundbergDoctor Schmetterlink

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