The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang

80 mins | Crime, Comedy, Family | Oct. 11, 1968

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.

The Olsen Gang

80 mins | Crime, Comedy, Family | Oct. 11, 1968

The Olsen Gang
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Nordisk Film, Icestorm Entertainment GmbH
Original title Olsen-banden
Directors Sten Hasager, Erik Balling
Writers Henning Bahs, 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 Chief of Police

Kirsten Walther

as Yvonne Jensen

Lotte Tarp

as Ulla

Grethe Sønck

as Connie

Hanne Løye

as Prostitute in Red

Lise Henningsen

as Prostitute in Black

Ole Monty

as Sheriff

Paul Hagen

as Hansen

Arthur Jensen

as Worker at Train Station

Ejner Federspiel

as Conductor

Poul Thomsen

as Mortensen's Chauffeur

Ulf Pilgaard

as Photographer

Ebba Amfeldt

as Saleslady

Einar Juhl

as Gesandter aus Deutschland

Valsø Holm

as Mann mit defektem Mercedes

Gunnar Bigum

as Polizist auf dem Mofa, der den geklauten Mercedes entdeckt (uncredited)

Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen

as Museum Director (uncredited)

Asger Clausen

as Birger Jensen ältester Sohn von Kjeld & Yvonne (uncredited)

Edward Fleming

as Polizist auf Motorrad (3. von links in der Scheune) (uncredited)

Lone Gersel

as Prostitute in Green (uncredited)

Benny Hansen

as Polizist auf Motorrad (links in der Scheune) (uncredited)

Sten Hasager

as Polizist auf Motorrad (uncredited)

Knud Hilding

as Fährmann, der Egon den Transporter abkauft (uncredited)

Jes Holtsø

as Børge Jensen Sohn von Kjeld & Yvonne (uncredited)

Perry Knudsen

as 2. Mann an der Bushaltestelle (uncredited)

Ernst Meyer

as Tankwart (uncredited)

Claus Nissen

as Polizist auf Motorrad (2. von links in der Scheune) (uncredited)

Bjørn Puggaard-Müller

as Polizist mit Bücherstapel (uncredited)

Søren Rode

as 1. Mann an der Bushaltestelle (uncredited)

Bjørn Spiro

as Verdächtige Person, die beschattet wird (uncredited)

Gunnar Strømvad

as Schließer / Nachtwache (uncredited)

Solveig Sundborg

as schreiende Frau (uncredited)