FILM DIRECTOR

Erik Balling

1924 - 2005

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Balling has received more than 52,807 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Erik Balling is the 754th most popular film director (down from 719th in 2019), the 370th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 348th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Danish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Erik Ballings by language

Over the past year Erik Balling has had the most page views in the with 13,684 views, followed by German (6,802), and English (6,429). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (10,000.00%), Icelandic (20.84%), and Arabic (18.58%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Erik Balling ranks 754 out of 2,041. Before him are Rajko Grlić, Allan Dwan, Henry Selick, Andrew Marton, Mrinal Sen, and Ivan Passer. After him are Paul Scheuring, Stephen Daldry, Terence Fisher, Ritwik Ghatak, Roman Karmen, and Vojtěch Jasný.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Erik Balling ranks 245. Before him are Karen Harup, Dodo Abashidze, György Lázár, Luděk Pachman, Azucena Villaflor, and Jean-Michel Charlier. After him are Friederike Mayröcker, Gloria Vanderbilt, Jimmy Gardner, Qiao Shi, Janet Frame, and Sonny Stitt. Among people deceased in 2005, Erik Balling ranks 166. Before him are Françoise d'Eaubonne, Juan José Saer, Vizma Belševica, Jesús Rafael Soto, John Spencer, and Mustai Karim. After him are Johnny Haynes, Frank Gorshin, Netti Witziers-Timmer, Jacques Dufilho, Yevgeny Grishin, and Attilâ İlhan.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Erik Balling ranks 370 out of 1,032. Before him are Karen Harup (1924), Hilmar Baunsgaard (1920), Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1584), Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1791), Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887), and Gitte Hænning (1946). After him are Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758), Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524), Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark (1788), Lise Nørgaard (1917), Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup (1825), and Christian August Lorentzen (1749).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Erik Balling ranks 9. Before him are Bille August (1948), Gabriel Axel (1918), Thomas Vinterberg (1969), Susanne Bier (1960), Henning Carlsen (1927), and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen (1947). After him are Urban Gad (1879), Benjamin Christensen (1879), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Jørgen Leth (1937), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), and August Blom (1869).

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Filmography

Beware of the Jönsson Gang
Director
The movie begins with the Jönsson gang making a minor burglary. It goes wrong and the gang leader, Sickan, gets caught. After he has spent 10 months in jail, Vanheden and Rocky come to welcome him when he's released. But he doesn't take notice of them, and he's picked up by the mysterious banker Wall-Enberg Jr. instead. He wants Sickan to perform a burglary in Switzerland, in order to retrieve the famous Bedford Diamonds. Sickan does this but is fooled by Wall-Enberg and nearly gets caught. When he returns to Sweden and re-unites with his old gang members, he's set on revenge, both physically and psychologically...
Dec 4o 19816.1 / 10
The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry
Director
Sickan, Vanheden and Rocky try to rob the Berns nightclub one night, but Vanheden has made the mistake to invite his constantly drunk cousin, the old dynamiter Dynamite-Harry and he ruins the plan. Sickan is arrested, and has to spend 10 months in a small, locked room. When he is released, he has a new plan, but Rocky and Vanheden have decided to go straight. Together with Dynamite-Harry, Sickan plans to rob a cold store, managed by their arch-enemy, Wall-Enberg.
Sep 17o 19825.9 / 10
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
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Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. One attempt is made during the barons hunting party, where Egon ends up being bricked up in the catacombs. In another attempt, the gang has to coordinate breaking through several walls at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen with the "Elverhøj" overture.
Oct 1o 19767.385 / 10