The Olsen Gang

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 11, 1968

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

Nordisk Film Denmark,Icestorm Entertainment GmbH

Cast

Ove Sprogøe,Morten Grunwald,Poul Bundgaard,Peter Steen,Poul Reichhardt,Kirsten Walther,Lotte Tarp,Grethe Sønck,Hanne Løye,Lise Henningsenand 26 more

Director

Erik Balling

Writer

Erik Balling,Henning Bahs

Producer

Bo Christensen

Cinematography

Jeppe Jeppesen,Claus Loof

Music

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre

Budget

$145,076

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0063386