The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang (1968)

Released: 1968-10-11 Duration: 1hr 20min
Genres: Family Comedy Crime
Rating 7.1

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Nordisk Film Denmark
Nordisk Film Denmark

Additional Info

Budget $145,076.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language da
Popularity 5.171

Directed By

Erik Balling

Crew

Producer
Bo Christensen
Director
Erik Balling
Director of Photography
Jeppe Jeppesen
Director of Photography
Claus Loof
Original Music Composer
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Screenplay
Erik Balling
Writer
Henning Bahs
Production Design
Henning Bahs
Costume Design
Lotte Dandanell
Makeup Artist
Ruth Mahler
Production Manager
Bo Christensen
Assistant Director
Sten Hasager
Painter
John Wexøe
Sound Assistant
Andreas Møller
Assistant Camera
Peter Klitgaard
Still Photographer
Gerhard Pedersen
Location Scout
Bo Christensen

TOP CAST

Ove Sprogøe
Ove Sprogøe

Egon Olsen

Morten Grunwald
Morten Grunwald

Benny Frandsen

Poul Bundgaard
Poul Bundgaard

Kjeld Jensen

Peter Steen
Peter Steen

Mortensen

Poul Reichhardt
Poul Reichhardt

Chief of Police

Kirsten Walther
Kirsten Walther

Yvonne Jensen

Hanne Løye
Hanne Løye

Prostitute in Red

Lise Henningsen
Lise Henningsen

Prostitute in Black

Ole Monty
Ole Monty

Sheriff

Paul Hagen
Paul Hagen

Hansen (uncredited)

Arthur Jensen
Arthur Jensen

Worker at Train Station

Poul Thomsen
Poul Thomsen

Mortensen's Chauffeur

Ulf Pilgaard
Ulf Pilgaard

Photographer

Ebba Amfeldt
Ebba Amfeldt

Saleslady

Einar Juhl
Einar Juhl

German Ambassador

Valsø Holm
Valsø Holm

Farmer

Gunnar Bigum
Gunnar Bigum

Bicycle Officer (uncredited)

Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen
Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen

Museum Director (uncredited)

Asger Clausen
Asger Clausen

Birger Jensen (uncredited)

Edward Fleming
Edward Fleming

Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

Lone Gersel
Lone Gersel

Prostitute in Green (uncredited)

Benny Hansen
Benny Hansen

Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

Sten Hasager
Sten Hasager

Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

Knud Hilding
Knud Hilding

Man at the Ferry Terminal (uncredited)

Jes Holtsø
Jes Holtsø

Børge Jensen (uncredited)

Perry Knudsen
Perry Knudsen

Man at Bus Stop (uncredited)

Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Claus Nissen
Claus Nissen

Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)

Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller

Detective with Porn Books (uncredited)

Søren Rode
Søren Rode

Man at Bus Stop (uncredited)

Bjørn Spiro
Bjørn Spiro

Man Being Shadowed (uncredited)

Gunnar Strømvad
Gunnar Strømvad

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Solveig Sundborg
Solveig Sundborg

Screaming Woman (uncredited)

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