
Movie · family, comedy
The Olsen Gang
Olsen-banden
1968 · 1h 20m
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What is it about? The Olsen Gang
The first of 14 Olsen Gang films presents us with Egon Olsen, head of the gang, and his friends Benny and Kjeld, who want to become the best known gang in Denmark and eventually Europe by stealing a famous Bavarian work of art currently displayed in a Copenhagen museum. Although Egon's plan works out fine, there is only trouble ahead for the little gang.
Genres: family, comedy, crime.
Cast and crew The Olsen Gang
AllCreators
- Directed byErik Balling
- ScreenplayErik Balling
- ScreenplayHenning Bahs
- MusicBent Fabricius-Bjerre
- CinematographyJeppe Jeppesen
- CinematographyClaus Loof
- EditingOle Steen Nielsen
Full cast and crew36 cast members, 21 crew
Cast:
- Ove Sprogøe · Egon Olsen
- Morten Grunwald · Benny Frandsen
- Poul Bundgaard · Kjeld Jensen
- Peter Steen · Mortensen
- Poul Reichhardt · Politichefen
- Kirsten Walther · Yvonne Jensen
- Lotte Tarp · Ulla
- Grethe Sønck · Connie
- Hanne Løye · Prostitueret i rød
- Lise Henningsen · Prostitueret i sort
- Ole Monty · Sherif
- Paul Hagen · Hansen (uncredited)
- Arthur Jensen · Arbejder ved banen
- Ejner Federspiel · Konduktør
- Poul Thomsen · Mortensens Chauffør
- Ulf Pilgaard · Fotograf
- Ebba Amfeldt · Salgsdame
- Einar Juhl · German Ambassador
- Valsø Holm · Farmer
- Gunnar Bigum · Motorcykelbetjent (uncredited)
- Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen · Museumsdirektør (uncredited)
- Asger Clausen · Birger Jensen (uncredited)
- Edward Fleming · Motorcykelbetjent (uncredited)
- Lone Gersel · Prostitueret i grøn (uncredited)
- Benny Hansen · Motorcykelbetjent (uncredited)
- Sten Hasager · Motorcykelbetjent (uncredited)
- Knud Hilding · Mand ved færgeterminal (uncredited)
- Jes Holtsø · Børge Jensen (uncredited)
- Perry Knudsen · Mand ved busstoppested (uncredited)
- Ernst Meyer · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Claus Nissen · Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
- Bjørn Puggaard-Müller · Betjent med pornoblade (uncredited)
- Søren Rode · Mand ved busstoppested (uncredited)
- Bjørn Spiro · Mand der bliver skygget (uncredited)
- Gunnar Strømvad · Nattevagt (uncredited)
- Solveig Sundborg · der skriger (uncredited)
Crew:
- Bo Christensen · Producer
- Erik Balling · Director
- Jeppe Jeppesen · Director of Photography
- Claus Loof · Director of Photography
- Ole Steen Nielsen · Editor
- Bent Fabricius-Bjerre · Original Music Composer
- Erik Balling · Screenplay
- Henning Bahs · Writer
- Henning Bahs · Production Design
- Lotte Dandanell · Costume Design
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Details The Olsen Gang

- First theatrical release
- October 11, 1968
- Country
- Denmark
- Original language
- Danish
- Original title
- Olsen-banden
- Studio
- Nordisk Film Denmark
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $145.1K
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Olsen Gang?
1h 20m (80 minutes).
Who’s in The Olsen Gang?
Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Peter Steen, Poul Reichhardt, Kirsten Walther, Lotte Tarp, Grethe Sønck, Hanne Løye, and Lise Henningsen. Directed by Erik Balling.
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