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Note: This is an old movie, it's from 1959. That means that this movie is in black and white.

This is a hilarious movie. In my opinion it's one of the best danish movies from the 50's.

It's a comedy about how the IRS in general treats the little man.

Give this movie a try, it's much better than I expected. I'd give this a rating of 70%, or 7/10

I like this film because it features the Kellerdirk bros., a famous pair of comedians back in the fifties. The acting is as good as could possibly be expected of the funniest men in the country. The extraordinary joins forces with the familiar and brings this film to a metaphysical plane, where you get an entire new perspective on the world.

Fifty years later, and so much still holds up. Once film was invented and especially after sound was added(other than piano music), we Danes got to be rather productive, for half a dozen decades or so. Quite a few of these movies, perhaps most, were farces, and a lot of them now seems too goofy(indeed that quality is present in this, as well). Nevertheless, there are numerous that hold up remarkably well. The Olsen Gang ones are among the best examples of such; and also this little number. With satire over high taxes(perhaps in response to the IRS "grab it where we can" mentality of the time, on account of people not paying for one year until the next, leading to countless cases of the money having been spent) and welfare, not to mention material that points out how you may find yourself in a situation where you have to humor the authority figure, as they decide your future, and they are human beings, with the same flaws as the rest of us, a bunch of this doesn't feel like it's half a century old, and it's surprisingly fair, not really painting anyone as the bad guy(except maybe those who are sheep, and do not question their boss regardless of what he tells them). This is hilarious, with silliness, cleverness, verbal and some slapstick. It does try too hard at times. The score helps sell bits, and is overbearing. There are things that get to be over the top, and yes, with Petersen in the lead and Passer in an unusually small role, a portion of the jokes or gags do rely on seeing them going nuts, yelling and the like(with that said, that is genuinely funny, and it tends to make sense). The acting is actually pretty good. This is realistic, if not entirely all of the way through. The script is largely great; the conclusion, whilst offering reasonable wrap-up, is clearly more about catharsis, and it does drag it down a tad that it serves little purpose, as one of the few scenes. This has a very fast pace; in fact, it never stands still. The legacy of silent motion pictures is honored in this, with sequences that are in homage to them, without feeling forced, and they are likely to make you laugh. There is brief nudity and a little strong language in this. I recommend this to any fan of our comedies. 8/10