The Olsen Gang
1968•12•1h 20m•7.0•Released
FamilyComedyCrime
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.
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Budget
$0M
Languages
Danish
Studio
Nordisk Film Denmark
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
Production
Company
Nordisk Film Denmark
Producer
Bo Christensen
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