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234:comic strip
75:Produced by
39:Directed by
1474:1953 films
1468:Categories
1270:Mosekongen
840:References
378:Production
355:Einar Juhl
351:as himself
321:as Burglar
319:Paul Hagen
165:1953-11-02
64:Lis Byrdal
58:Written by
1228:Hr. Petit
962:Kidnapped
384:Politiken
357:as Pastor
313:Ib Mossin
125:Edited by
1333:Arvingen
969:Week-end
906:AllMovie
859:Archived
327:as Grete
315:as Peter
194:Language
133:Music by
96:Starring
398:Sequels
189:Denmark
186:Country
181:97 min.
163: (
457:Notes
253:2000s.
218:Danish
210:Danish
197:Danish
1018:Alarm
451:Title
885:IMDb
819:2020
800:2018
778:2017
759:2015
737:2014
718:2012
699:2011
680:2010
661:2008
642:2006
620:2005
598:1971
579:1961
560:1959
541:1958
522:1957
503:1956
484:1955
462:1954
448:Year
244:Cast
228:and
904:at
883:at
442:).
269:Mie
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927:t
920:v
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