The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang

Part of The Olsen Gang Collection

1968•1h 20m•7.0/10

FamilyComedyCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(57)

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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Production

Nordisk Film Denmark

Language

DA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ove Sprogøe

Ove Sprogøe

Egon Olsen

Morten Grunwald

Morten Grunwald

Benny Frandsen

Poul Bundgaard

Poul Bundgaard

Kjeld Jensen

Peter Steen

Peter Steen

Mortensen

Poul Reichhardt

Poul Reichhardt

Politichefen

Kirsten Walther

Kirsten Walther

Yvonne Jensen

Lotte Tarp

Lotte Tarp

Ulla

Grethe Sønck

Grethe Sønck

Connie

Hanne Løye

Hanne Løye

Prostitueret i rød

Lise Henningsen

Lise Henningsen

Prostitueret i sort

Ole Monty

Ole Monty

Sherif

Paul Hagen

Paul Hagen

Hansen (uncredited)

Arthur Jensen

Arthur Jensen

Arbejder ved banen

Ejner Federspiel

Ejner Federspiel

Konduktør

Poul Thomsen

Poul Thomsen

Mortensens Chauffør

Ulf Pilgaard

Ulf Pilgaard

Fotograf

Ebba Amfeldt

Ebba Amfeldt

Salgsdame

Einar Juhl

German Ambassador

Valsø Holm

Valsø Holm

Farmer

Gunnar Bigum

Motorcykelbetjent (uncredited)

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