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Released
1968 · FILM

The Olsen Gang

Directed by
Erik Balling
Written by
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Runtime
80 min
Language
DA
ComedyCrimeFamily

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.

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Principal cast & crew: 16

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Ole Steen NielsenShot by Jeppe JeppesenScored by Bent Fabricius BjerreDesigned by Henning Bahs

Box Office

1968 · Box office

Produced on a $145K budget

Production budget

$145K

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Also known as

  • Die Olsenbandede
  • The Olsen Gangen
  • La Bande à Olsenfr

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