Erik Balling

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Erik Balling (November 29, 1924 – November 19, 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created the TV series Matador and Huset på Christianshavn, and together with Henning Bahs he created the slapstick movie series Olsen Gang.

Balling started working for the largest and oldest Danish film production company, Nordisk Films Kompagni, in 1946. His debut feature was titled Adam & Eva and was released in 1953. In 1956 he directed Kispus which was the first Danish movie filmed in color. The most popular films directed by Balling were the slapstick and detective movies in the Olsen Gang series. There were 13 episodes of this movie series between 1968 and 1981.

[edit] Filmography

  • 1953: Adam and Eve
  • 1956: Kispus, Qivitoq
  • 1958: The Poet and the Little Mother
  • 1960: Faith, Hope and Witchcraft
  • 1962: Den kære familie
  • 1964: Death Comes at High Noon
  • 1965: Operation Lovebirds
  • 1968-81: Olsen Gang series
  • 1984: Midt om natten

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