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Skytten

  • 1977
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Jens Okking in Skytten (1977)
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A former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is terminat... Read allA former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is terminated. A journalist and the police is trying to stop him.A former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is terminated. A journalist and the police is trying to stop him.

  • Directors
    • Franz Ernst
    • Tom Hedegaard
  • Writers
    • Anders Bodelsen
    • Franz Ernst
  • Stars
    • Jens Okking
    • Peter Steen
    • Pia Maria Wohlert
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    292
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Franz Ernst
      • Tom Hedegaard
    • Writers
      • Anders Bodelsen
      • Franz Ernst
    • Stars
      • Jens Okking
      • Peter Steen
      • Pia Maria Wohlert
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jens Okking
    Jens Okking
    • Skytten
    Peter Steen
    • Niels Winther
    Pia Maria Wohlert
    • Monica Winther
    Kristin Bjarnadóttir
    • Laila
    Ebbe Langberg
    • Kriminalassistent Høegh
    Per Pallesen
    • Kriminalassistent Klamer
    Aage Poulsen
    • Kriminalassistent
    Ole Møllegaard
    • Kriminalassistent
    Pouel Kern
    Pouel Kern
    • Overordnet politimand
    Jørgen Weel
    • Fingeraftryksekspert
    Dick Kaysø
    • John
    Ilse Rande
    • Alice
    Solveig Sundborg
    • Fru Thomsen
    Karen-Lise Mynster
    Karen-Lise Mynster
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    Ove Rud
    • Ældre gentleman
    Henrik Petersen
    • Peter
    Jørgen Beck
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    Holger Perfort
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      • Franz Ernst
      • Tom Hedegaard
    • Writers
      • Anders Bodelsen
      • Franz Ernst
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    • Trivia
      The game Allan Simonsen and the rest of the Danish national football team is playing in the movie was a real game against Poland played on May the 1st 1977. The game ended 1-2 with Simonsen scoring the single goal for Denmark.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Natholdet - med Anders Breinholt: Lars Brygmann (2012)

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    5/10

    Misses the mark (so to speak)

    Steen is a journalist, who in a television show admits that it may be necessary to use force when keeping Denmark a nuclear-free zone (back in 1976, a very hot topic). Okking misinterprets his message and starts shooting people to prove his point, wasting dogs, old ladies and celebrities. Sadly, the film´s message about environmental issues is so heavyhanded, and leading actor Steen´s performance so poor, that the film fails, surviving only on Okking´s strong performance as the determined killer. Some effective shocks on the way, but the police investigation doesn´t add to the excitement. Best bit has Okking shooting then national soccer player Allan Simonsen.
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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1977 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Language
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • The Marksman
    • Filming locations
      • Grundtvigskirken, Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark(Church by shooters home)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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