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Erik Balling

Erik Balling, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
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.

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.

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  • 25Apr

    European Union

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  • 17Aug

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  • 24Oct

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  • 30Oct

    Bombing of Dresden in World War II

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