The Olsen Gang (Olsen-banden) 55 years old

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.

Credits

Kirsten Walther as Yvonne Jensen

Morten Grunwald as Benny Frandsen

Ove Sprogøe as Egon Olsen

Poul Reichhardt as Politichefen

Paul Hagen as

Arthur Jensen as

The Olsen Gang Cast

Name	Character
Kirsten Walther She was 35, 53 years old when she died	as Yvonne Jensen
Morten Grunwald He was 33, 83 years old when he died	as Benny Frandsen
Ove Sprogøe He was 48, 84 years old when he died	as Egon Olsen
Poul Reichhardt He was 55, 72 years old when he died	as Politichefen
Paul Hagen He was 48, 83 years old when he died
Arthur Jensen He was 45, 89 years old when he died
Bjørn Puggaard-Müller He was 46, 67 years old when he died
Poul Bundgaard He was 45, 75 years old when he died	as Kjeld Jensen
Ole Monty He was 59, 68 years old when he died
Ulf Pilgaard He was 27, now 83 years old
Peter Steen He was 32, 77 years old when he died	as Kriminalassistent Mortensen
Valsø Holm He was 61, 80 years old when he died
Jes Holtsø He was 11, now 67 years old	as Børge Jensen
Hanne Løye She was 35, now 91 years old
Ernst Meyer He was 6, 46 years old when he died
Bjørn Spiro He was 59, 90 years old when he died
Perry Knudsen He was 37, 78 years old when he died
Grethe Sønck She was 39, 80 years old when she died
Gunnar Strømvad He was 60, 64 years old when he died
Lotte Tarp She was 23, 57 years old when she died
Solveig Sundborg She was 58, 92 years old when she died
Einar Juhl He was 72, 86 years old when he died
Edward Fleming He was 77, 59 years old when he died
Ebba Amfeldt She was 61, 67 years old when she died
Ejner Federspiel He was 72, 85 years old when he died
Poul Thomsen He was 46, 66 years old when he died
Søren Rode He was 32, now 88 years old
Ego Brønnum-Jacobsen He was 63, 73 years old when he died
Gunnar Bigum He was 54, 68 years old when he died

The Olsen Gang Crew

Name	Department
Jeppe Jeppesen as Director of Photography.	Camera
Claus Loof as Director of Photography. He was 29 (54) years old when He died	Camera
Ole Steen Nielsen as Editor. He was 28 (38) years old when He died	Editing
Bo Christensen as Producer. He was 31 (now 86) years old	Production
Erik Balling as Director. He was 43 (80) years old when He died	Directing
Erik Balling as Screenplay. He was 43 (80) years old when He died	Writing
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre as Original Music Composer.	Sound

The Olsen Gang (55 years)

Release day: Friday, October 11, 1968
Runtime: 80 minutes
Budget: 145076.00