Family ·Comedy ·Crime · Denmark · 1968 · 1h 20m

The Olsen Gang

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The Olsen Gang poster
Director
Erik Balling
Cast
Ove Sprogøe as Egon Olsen Morten Grunwald as Benny Frandsen Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen Peter Steen as Mortensen Poul Reichhardt as Politichefen Kirsten Walther as Yvonne Jensen
Crew
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
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
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 Bo Christensen Producer Henning Bahs Production Design Lotte Dandanell Costume Design
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