Erik Balling

Erik Balling

1924-11-29 Nyborg, Danmark 66 Credits

Biography

Erik Balling was one of the most beloved Danish filmmaker in the 20th century. Balling was a director, a producer and a writer. Erik Balling was mostly famous for creating such TV epics as "Matador" and "Huset På Christianshavn" and the film-series of "Olsen banden". Erik Balling was born the 19th of November 1925 in the Danish city of Nyborg, as a son of a priest. In 1946 Balling was hired as an assistant at "Nordisk Film Kompagni" - the world's oldest film production company. His talent was so...

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Skide godt, Balling!

2005

Acting
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

as Erik Balling (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as alway...

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick

1998

Characters, Associate Producer, Script Consultant

5.8
Producing

Egon escapes from the psychiatric ward, where he has been incarcerated since the gang's last coup. Keld and Benny pick him up, and when Egon, as alway...

Murder in Paradise

Murder in Paradise

1988

Writer

6.0
Writing

The nameless journalist from Murder in the Dark receives two shocks in quick succession. First, his good friend Kurt is murdered, and then his editor-...

Profil af et job 1 – Folkene bag kameraet

1988

as Self

6.0
Acting
Murder in the Dark

Murder in the Dark

1986

Writer

5.8
Writing

A womanizing journalist is on the outs with the cops who want him in jail and a mysterious "thin man" who wants him dead.

The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever

The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever

1984

Original Story

6.2
Writing

Sickan has a new plan. This time, the gang are going to steal a small computer micro chip which contains a top secret plan of what the government inte...

In the Middle of the Night

In the Middle of the Night

1984

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

Benny and Arnold are homeless and along with others living on Nørrebro in Copenhagen. The police is set to clear the building they squat in, but on th...

The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry

The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry

1982

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old ...

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

The Olsen Gang Long Gone

1981

Director, Writer

6.6
Directing Writing

Criminal genius Egon Olsen presents his accomplices Benny and Keld with yet another infallible plan that can only end badly. The booty is a red suitca...

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

1981

Characters

6.2

The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months i...

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

The Olsen Gang Jumps the Fence

1981

Director, Author

6.9
Directing

As usual, Egon has an ingenious plan. And, as usual, it works just fine until one of the gang members makes some kind of funny error. This time, howev...

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders

1979

Director, Writer

6.8
Directing Writing

Egon plans to exploit knowledge gained during his latest term of incarceration. By stealing the unmanipulated financial records of DanInvest he obtain...

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

The Olsen Gang Goes to War

1978

Screenplay, Director

6.8
Writing Directing

Some criminal EU ministers plan to turn Denmark into a gigantic fair ground and holiday paradise. Egon gets his hand at some important documents which...

The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank

The Olsen Gang and Data-Harry Blows Up The World Bank

1978

Writer

6.6
Writing

With the help of a corrupt diplomat the Olsen Gang plans to rob the World Bank, with help from the re-schooled Dynamite-Harry, now a computer expert.

Bandefører Balling

1978

Acting
The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry On The Trail

1977

Writer

6.0
Writing

The Olsen Gang is robbed in Spain and loses the millions they earned from their last heist. Egon has a plan to get the money back by robbing the Natio...

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

The Olsen Gang Outta Sight

1977

Writer, Director

7.0
Writing Directing

Egon is starting to be a little forgetful; he forgot the zone number, so he fails to open the strongbox. When he gets out of Vridslose State Prison, K...

The Moelleby affair

The Moelleby affair

1976

Writer

8.0
Writing

Mølleby is a small, cozy market town. The year is 1924, and the sight of a Rolls Royce from Copenhagen is a sensation. But all is not as idyllic as it...

The Olsen Gang For Full Music

The Olsen Gang For Full Music

1976

Writer

6.7
Writing

Egon Olsen is commissioned to help a baron with an insurance fraud. As the dividend can finance Basse's wedding, even Valborg accepts the plans.

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976

Director, Screenplay

7.4
Directing Writing

Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriate...

Kassen stemmer

Kassen stemmer

1976

Writer

5.6
Writing

Three young men discover a scam that three somewhat older gentlemen from Aarhus' upper class have set up to avoid bankruptcy. The gentlemen directors ...

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde

1976

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing
The Olsen Gang on the Track

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

Screenplay, Director

7.2
Writing Directing

Egon and his two cronies managed to sneak a fortune with them to Spain. Here they live a life in a whirl of pleasures, but they are not truly happy. W...

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1975

Writer

6.8
Writing

The Olsen Gang has to pay for their summer vacation in Spain, and Egon is hired to open a safe with black market money in Switzerland. He is conned, b...

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang

1974

Director, Writer

7.2
Directing Writing

The Olsen Gang has finally made it. They are in Mallorca, having fulfilled their dream. Almost, that is. They don't have any money, so Egon has to ope...

The Olsen Gang meets The King and the Jackal

The Olsen Gang meets The King and the Jackal

1974

Writer

6.9
Writing

The Olsen Gang becomes millionaires. Unfortunately for the gang, their arch-enemies, the King and the Jack, are planning to steal the money for themse...

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry Goes Wild

1973

Writer

7.2
Writing

Egon and the gang is about to commit their biggest heist – stealing 6 millions from an undercover operation at a freight company. The money is stored ...

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

The Olsen Gang Runs Amok

1973

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

When Egon Olsen gets out of Vridlose State Prision once again, his friends Benny and Kjeld do not want to know about his new ingenious plan: they are ...

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

The Olsen Gang's Big Score

1972

Author, Director

6.8
Directing

After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a l...

The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold

The Olsen Gang Takes the Gold

1972

Writer

6.7
Writing

Egon returns from prison with the key to a big heist, a hidden Nazi-treasure. The Olsen Gang finds the location of the treasure, but problems arise wh...

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

The Olsen Gang in Jutland

1971

Director, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

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...

Our Home Is Our Castle

Our Home Is Our Castle

1971

Writer, Director

6.6
Writing Directing

Residents of the old house are quite happy with their existence. But once they find out that the authorities plan to demolish the entire neighborhood ...

One of Those Things

One of Those Things

1971

Director, Writer, Producer

Directing Writing Producing

A successful auto executive Vinther becomes entwined with a young nubile girl, following an avoidable car accident, that results in the death of a man...

Revolution My A..

Revolution My A..

1970

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

A comedy about a Danish private detective, normally just occupied with cases about unfaithful spouses, is suddenly involved in murder, arms deal, revo...

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry

The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry

1970

Writer

6.4
Writing

A foreign criminal gang makes a large-scale bank coup. The suspicion falls on the Olsen Gang. They escape, take up the hunt for the real criminals and...

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

The Olsen Gang in a Fix

1969

Director, Screenplay

6.6
Directing Writing

A good looking female social welfare worker makes Egon Olsen forget about crimes for some time, but when an American gangster breaks into a local bank...

The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang

1969

Screenplay

7.5
Writing

Egon Olsen is the leader of the Olsen Gang. While he was in the slammer, he planned how he would steal the fantastic golden figure Keizeroppzatsen.

The Olsen Gang

The Olsen Gang

1968

Screenplay, Director

7.0
Writing Directing

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 gan...

Det var en lørdag aften

Det var en lørdag aften

1968

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

One Saturday evening, Trine prepares dinner for her boyfriend Hans. Unfortunately, Hans is delayed, as on his way between Frihavnen and Valby, he enco...

Martha

Martha

1967

Writer, Director

6.6
Writing Directing

The oldest ship in the fleet, Martha, and her jolly crew, must race Harald and win, or it's the scrappers next.

Jeg er sgu min egen

Jeg er sgu min egen

1967

Director

10.0
Directing

Being yourself – and above all your own master – that is what the film is about. After a short stay at a girls' home, Annie returns to society and has...

Relax Freddy

Relax Freddy

1966

Director, Writer

6.2
Directing Writing

A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped from a conference in Genève and the world peace is at risk. The trail leads to a hiding place in Denmark and the Danis...

Strike First Freddy

Strike First Freddy

1965

Director, Writer

5.8
Directing Writing

Frede Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and kidnapped by enemy agents. He escapes and now the secret service ...

Landmandsliv

Landmandsliv

1965

Director, Writer

5.0
Directing Writing

The landowner couple Von Rambow are experiencing significant financial difficulties and are therefore forced to leave their residence and their happy ...

Halløj i himmelsengen

Halløj i himmelsengen

1965

Director

5.5
Directing

The beginning of the 20th century. The main character is the young, charming Count Pierre de Sauterne. There have been several conflicts between him a...

Summer in Tyrol

Summer in Tyrol

1964

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

At the Gästhaus "Den Hvide Hest" in the Austrian Alps, romantic entanglements are in full swing. Waiter Leopold is in love with landlady Josepha, who ...

Death Comes at High Noon

Death Comes at High Noon

1964

Director, Writer

7.2
Directing Writing

A dark evening, a crime writer Peter Sander, drives through a forest when his car runs out of petrol . A little distance from the road there is a hous...

Hvis lille pige er du?

Hvis lille pige er du?

1963

Director, Writer

6.2
Directing Writing

The young, hard-working, and extremely attractive Eva Brun works as secretary to Director Jansen. But when her boss becomes a little too fond of Eva's...

The Girl Gogo

The Girl Gogo

1962

Director

6.7
Directing

Ragnar has left his family farm and works as a taxi driver in Reykjavík in the early sixties. He's drawn to the beautiful but unhappy girl Gogo and ho...

Den kære familie

Den kære familie

1962

Director

7.2
Directing

Copenhagen around the turn of the century - December 29th, 1899. Great merchant and shipowner Jacob Friis is one of Copenhagen's richest men. His home...

Cirkus Buster

Cirkus Buster

1961

Director

6.0
Directing

Most of the ingredients in this filmed circus performance are familiar and simple, but something special has been added—something as simple as ordinar...

Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør

Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør

1961

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

The poet is tired of spring and can't write anything. Meanwhile, Lillemor thinks that spring should be used to get a lot done. Soon, a conflict is bre...

Forelsket i København

Forelsket i København

1960

Producer

6.4
Producing

Jan Scharf's band is playing at Grönköbing Folk Park. Pianist Jan flirts with a young female audience member. Her friend notices what is going on, so ...

The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte

The Poet and Lillemor and Lotte

1960

Director, Writer

5.4
Directing Writing

The poet and Lillemor have become parents, but poetry and washing the diapers are two subjects which are hard to unite under the same roof. The two ju...

Faith, Hope and Witchcraft

Faith, Hope and Witchcraft

1960

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

In the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean on the island of Troldø lives a single farming family. The grandmother Gunhild is the only woman on the is...

The Poet and the Little Mother

The Poet and the Little Mother

1959

Director, Writer

6.4
Directing Writing

Poeten and Lillemor are making their living on his writing, but the general interest in modern poetry is low and their income very small. A creditor i...

6-Day Race

6-Day Race

1958

Producer, Screenplay

7.0
Producing Writing

Semi documentary on a famous cycle race in Copenhagen. The story is about the competition between the riders as well as about their private and marita...

Qivitoq

Qivitoq

1956

Director

6.1
Directing

A young teacher, Eva Nygaard, arrives in Greenland from Denmark to surprise her fiancé, the Doctor Erik Halsøe, but is crushed to find he has not wait...

Kispus

Kispus

1956

Director, Producer, Writer

5.5
Directing Producing Writing

When a young woman falls in love with a gown in a shop window it leads to adventure and romance exceeding even her own vivid imagination.

På tro og love

På tro og love

1955

Writer, Producer

6.0
Writing Producing

The young advertising executive Hans and his young wife Grete, who is a dentist, have a considerable annual income between them – and they pay dearly ...

Kongeligt besøg

Kongeligt besøg

1954

Director

6.0
Directing

In the year 1646, Denmark is at peace. Only recently have the last occupying troops left Jutland, leaving behind the sad traces of iron heels. The adm...

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve

1953

Director, Writer

4.6
Directing Writing

It's all about an anonymous little gray book originating from sexually advanced Paris. The book doesn't look like much, but shouldn't be judged by its...

Vi som går køkkenvejen

Vi som går køkkenvejen

1953

Director

Directing

The beautiful and spoiled manufacturer's daughter Helga defiantly bets with her friends whether she can survive a whole year as a working housekeeper ...

Us Petty Sinners

Us Petty Sinners

1952

Director

7.5
Directing

Venus aux belles fesses, or Venus with the beautiful buttocks, is the name given to a statuette by the famous Swedish sculptor Sergel, and this small ...

For freedom and justice

For freedom and justice

1949

Assistant Director

6.2
Directing

A picture of the life of the Danish people from the late 1820s to the introduction of the free constitution in 1849. A fictional character, Rasmus Nie...