Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and

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. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, '' Matador'' and '' Huset på Christianshavn''. His feature film '' Qivitoq'' (1956) was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film. His 1962 film '' Den kære familie'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. Together with Henning Bahs, he also created the hugely popular series of '' Olsen Gang'' feature films.

Biography

Balling started working for the largest and oldest Danish film production company, Nordisk Films Kompagni, in 1946. He later became the boss of the company. His made his directing debut with ''Adam & Eva'' (1953), which was nominated for a Bodil-award as Best Film. In 1956 he directed '' Kispus'', which was the first Danish movie filmed in color. The most popular films directed by Balling were the feature film comedies about a trio of small-time crooks, the Olsen Gang. There were 13 episodes of this movie series between 1968 and 1981, starting with ''Olsen-banden''. They were remade in several languages. In 1998, Erik Balling received an Honorary Robert Award.

Filmography

Literature

* , ''Balling – Hans liv og film'', Informations Forlag, 2011. . * , ''Erik Balling : manden med de største succeser i dansk film'', Møntergården, 1996. . * ''Erik Balling – Som barn var jeg voldsomt hidsig'', Aschehoug, 1998. . * ''Erik Balling – Gedächtnisbilder: Über ein Leben, die Olsenbande und all die anderen schöne Filme'', Mosamax Verlag, Dresden 2016.

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at the British Film Institute * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Balling, Erik 1924 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Danish screenwriters Bodil Honorary Award recipients Danish film directors Danish television directors Danish male screenwriters People from Nyborg