The Olsen Gang

Oct 11, 1968

1h 20m

★ 7.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Nordisk Film Denmark

The Olsen Gang Trailers

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Cast

Egon Olsen

Ove Sprogøe

Benny Frandsen

Morten Grunwald

Kjeld Jensen

Poul Bundgaard

Mortensen

Peter Steen

Chief of Police

Poul Reichhardt

Yvonne Jensen

Kirsten Walther

Ulla

Lotte Tarp

Connie

Grethe Sønck

Prostitute in Red

Hanne Løye

Prostitute in Black

Lise Henningsen

Sheriff

Ole Monty

Hansen (uncredited)

Paul Hagen

The Olsen gang in Jutland. Ones again Egon Olsen has a plan when he gets out of Vridslose State Prison. He has found out that the Germans left a large sum of money (in American dollars and gold bars) in one of their commando bunkers, when they were defeated in 1945; the only problem it's in Jutland. Egon, Benny and Kjeld "appropriate" a car and drives to Jutland along with Kjelds wife and child Yvonne and Borge. They look forward to fooling the the people in Jutland, but of course, things don't go quite as planed. It ends with Benny, Kjeld, Borge and Yvonne sitting in the train back to Copenhagen, were they are overtaken by Egon in his car on the road next to the track. This is the last time the Olsen gang goes to Jutland.

7.4

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

Oct 1, 1976

Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. One attempt is made during the barons hunting party, where Egon ends up being bricked up in the catacombs. In another attempt, the gang has to coordinate breaking through several walls at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen with the "Elverhøj" overture.

4.6

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Oct 15, 2010

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5.5

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Oct 9, 2013

New animation featuring the Olsen Gang, the legendary trio of small-time crooks with big money dreams.

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0.0

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0.0

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7.6

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