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Erik Balling (29 November 1924 – 19 November 2005) was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV-series, Matador and Huset på Christianshavn.

Erik Balling
Born(1924-11-29)29 November 1924
Nyborg, Denmark
Died19 November 2005(2005-11-19) (aged 80)
Gentofte, Denmark
Burial placeGentofte Churchyard, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
OccupationFilm director
Years active1952 – 1984

His feature film Qivitoq (1956) was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film.[2] His 1962 film Den kære familie was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

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


Work Year Credit Notes
The Olsen Gang's Last Trick1998ScriptFeature
Mer' Matador1998HimselfTV documentary
Bryggeren1996StoryTV series
Murder in Paradise [da]1988ScriptFeature
Murder in the dark [da]1986ScriptFeature
In the Middle of the Night1984DirectionFeature
Anthonsen [da; de]1984DirectionTV series
Kurt and Valde1983ScreenplayFeature
The Olsen Gang Long Gone1981DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang's Escape over the Fence1981DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang Never Surrenders [da; de; no; pl; sv]1979DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang Goes to War [da; de; no; pl; sv]1978DirectionFeature
Matador1978DirectionTV series
Bandefører Balling1978AppearanceTV documentary
The Olsen Gang Outta Sight [da; de; no; pl; sv]1977DirectionFeature
The Moelleby Affair1976ScriptFeature
It all adds up1976ScriptFeature
The Olsen Gang Sees Red1976DirectionFeature
Superfos Glasuld – et isoleret tilfælde [da]1976DirectionCommercial
The Olsen Gang on the Track1975DirectionFeature
The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang1974DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang Goes Crazy1973DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang's Big Score1972DirectionFeature
Our Home is Our Castle1971DirectionFeature
One of those things [da]1971DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang in Jutland1971DirectionFeature
Viva the revolution!1970DirectionFeature
Huset på Christianshavn1970DirectionTV series
The Olsen Gang in a Fix1969DirectionFeature
One Saturday Evening [da]1968DirectionFeature
The Olsen Gang1968DirectionFeature
Martha1967DirectionFeature
I Belong to Me1967DirectionFeature
Relax Freddie1966DirectionFeature
Strike first Freddy1965DirectionFeature
Halløj i himmelsengen [de]1965DirectionFeature
Landmandsliv1965DirectionFeature
Death Comes at High Noon1964DirectionFeature
Sommer i Tyrol1964DirectionFeature
Hvis lille pige er du?1963DirectionFeature
Den kære familie1962DirectionFeature
79 of Station1962DirectionFeature
Cirkus Buster1961DirectionFeature
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør1961DirectionFeature
Forelsket i København1960ProducerFeature
Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte1960DirectionFeature
Tro, håb og trolddom1960DirectionFeature
Poeten og Lillemor1959DirectionFeature
Helle for Helene1959ProducerFeature
The six-day bicycle race1958ScriptFeature
The Girls Are Willing1958Production managerFeature
A woman not wanted1957ProducerFeature
Jeg elsker dig1957ProducerFeature
Kispus1956DirectionFeature
Qivitoq1956DirectionFeature
På tro og love1955ScriptFeature
Kongeligt besøg [da]1954DirectionFeature
Adam and Eve1953DirectionFeature
We Who Go the Kitchen Route1953DirectionFeature
Vi arme syndere1952DirectionFeature
Mød mig på Cassiopeia1951Production managerFeature
Cinderella1950Director: Danish versionFeature
For frihed og ret [da]1949Assistant directorFeature
Israel1949DirectionDocumentary
Ditte, daughter of man1946Production assistantFeature
Diskret Ophold [da]1946Assistant directorFeature

Literature



References


  1. "Festival de Cannes: Qivitoq". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. "The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.



На других языках


[de] Erik Balling

Erik Balling (* 29. November 1924 in Nyborg, Fünen, Dänemark; † 19. November 2005 in Kopenhagen[1][2]) war ein dänischer Drehbuchautor und Regisseur.[3]
- [en] Erik Balling

[ru] Баллинг, Эрик

Э́рик Ба́ллинг (дат. Erik Balling; 29 ноября 1924, Нюборг, Дания — 19 ноября 2005, Гентофт, Дания) — датский режиссёр кино и телевидения, сценарист и продюсер.



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