The Olsen Gang
1968
1h 20min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
11 October 1968
Runtime
1h 20min
Director
Budget
$145,076
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Danish
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Cast
Ove Sprogøe
Egon Olsen
Morten Grunwald
Benny Frandsen
Poul Bundgaard
Kjeld Jensen
Peter Steen
Mortensen
Poul Reichhardt
Chief of Police
Kirsten Walther
Yvonne Jensen
Lotte Tarp
Ulla
Grethe Sønck
Connie
Hanne Løye
Prostitute in Red
Lise Henningsen
Prostitute in Black
Ole Monty
Sheriff
Paul Hagen
Hansen (uncredited)
Arthur Jensen
Worker at Train Station
Ejner Federspiel
Conductor
Poul Thomsen
Mortensen's Chauffeur
Ulf Pilgaard
Photographer
Ebba Amfeldt
Saleslady
Einar Juhl
German Ambassador
Valsø Holm
Farmer
Gunnar Bigum
Bicycle Officer (uncredited)
Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen
Museum Director (uncredited)
Asger Clausen
Birger Jensen (uncredited)
Edward Fleming
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Lone Gersel
Prostitute in Green (uncredited)
Benny Hansen
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Sten Hasager
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Knud Hilding
Man at the Ferry Terminal (uncredited)
Jes Holtsø
Børge Jensen (uncredited)
Perry Knudsen
Man at Bus Stop (uncredited)
Ernst Meyer
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Claus Nissen
Motorcycle Officer (uncredited)
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller
Detective with Porn Books (uncredited)
Søren Rode
Man at Bus Stop (uncredited)
Bjørn Spiro
Man Being Shadowed (uncredited)
Gunnar Strømvad
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Solveig Sundborg
Screaming Woman (uncredited)
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