Danish Films
The first thirteen films were directed by Erik Balling, while Tom Hedegaard and Morten Arnfred directed the fourteenth and final Olsen Gang film. The scripts were written by Balling and Henning Bahs, who also worked as a production designer.
| Original title (English title) | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen-banden (The Olsen Gang) | October 11, 1968 | |
| Olsen-banden på spanden (The Olsen Gang in a Fix) | October 3, 1969 | |
| Olsen-banden i Jylland (The Olsen Gang in Jutland) | October 8, 1971 | |
| Olsen-bandens store kup|(The Olsen Gangs Big Score) | October 6, 1972 | |
| Olsen-banden går amok (The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy) | October 5, 1973 | |
| Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter (The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang) | October 4, 1974 | This was intended to be the last movie at the time it was made. |
| Olsen-banden på sporet (The Olsen Gang on the Track) | September 26, 1975 | |
| Olsen-banden ser rødt (The Olsen Gang Sees Red) | October 1, 1976 | This movie contains the famous showdown scene in which the gang bombs, drills, and hammers its way through the basement of the Royal Danish Theatre in synchronicity with the music of Friedrich Kuhlau's overture to the opera Elverhøj. |
| Olsen-banden deruda (The Olsen Gang Outta Sight) | September 30, 1977 | |
| Olsen-banden går i krig (The Olsen Gang Goes to War) | October 6, 1978 | |
| Olsen-banden overgiver sig aldrig (The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders) | October 26, 1979 | |
| Olsen-bandens flugt over plankeværket (The Olsen Gang's Escape over the Fence) | October 16, 1981 | |
| Olsen-banden over alle bjerge (The Olsen Gang Long Gone) | December 26, 1981 | |
| Olsen-bandens sidste stik (The Olsen Gang's Last Trick) | December 18, 1998 | |
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