The Olsen Gang
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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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Part of The Olsen Gang Collection
14 films
The Olsen Gang
Movie · 1968
The Olsen Gang in a Fix
Movie · 1969
The Olsen Gang in Jutland
Movie · 1971
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
Movie · 1972
The Olsen Gang Runs Amok
Movie · 1973
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
Movie · 1974
The Olsen Gang on the Track
Movie · 1975
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Movie · 1976
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight
Movie · 1977
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Movie · 1978
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders
Movie · 1979
The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence
Movie · 1981
The Olsen Gang Long Gone
Movie · 1981
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick
Movie · 1998
Cast
36 people
Ove Sprogøe
Egon Olsen
Known for
You Are Not Alone
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Morten Grunwald
Benny Frandsen
Also in
Silent Heart
Strike First Freddy
Poul Bundgaard
Kjeld Jensen
Also in
The Julekalender
Nøddebo præstegård
Peter Steen
Mortensen
Known for
Reconstruction
Poul Reichhardt
Politichefen
Known for
The Counterfeit Traitor
Kirsten Walther
Yvonne Jensen
Also in
The House at Christianshavn
Smuglerne
Lotte Tarp
Ulla
Also in
The Man Who Thought Life
Once a Cop...
Grethe Sønck
Connie
Also in
One Big Family
Neighbors
Hanne Løye
Prostitueret i rød
Also in
Matador
3
Lise Henningsen
Prostitueret i sort
Also in
Daddy, Darling
The Veterinarian's Adopted Children
Ole Monty
Sherif
Also in
Vinterbyøster
Erik Soya's 17
Paul Hagen
Hansen (uncredited)
Also in
The House at Christianshavn
Krummernes jul
Erik Balling Director · Henning Bahs Writer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre Composer
Budget $145K · First release October 11, 1968 · Produced in Denmark
Box office
Budget
$145,076
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Olsen-banden
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · October 11, 1968
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
June 26, 1970 · Theatrical
October 7, 2002 · Physical · DVD Release
September 9, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray Release
XG
June 26, 1970 · Theatrical · DDR
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