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Flaming Fire Chief

Flaming Fire Chief

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Flaming Fire Chief

1976

1h 24m

4.0(8 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

A festive crime comedy about a confused innkeeper who involuntarily finds himself becoming entangled in a larger crime-affair where the villains have stolen and smuggled a precious diamond baked in a cake ...

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Axel Strøbye

Axel Strøbye

Brand-Børge

Kai Løvring

Kai Løvring

Kroværten Orla

Ulf Pilgaard

Ulf Pilgaard

Frits

Baard Owe

Baard Owe

Mand fra Interpol

Poul Bundgaard

Poul Bundgaard

Alf

Sonja Oppenhagen

Sonja Oppenhagen

Niels Hinrichsen

Niels Hinrichsen

Preben Mahrt

Preben Mahrt

Anette Karlsen

Ole Varde Lassen

Creative team

Directed by: Ib Mossin
Written by: Sven Methling

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