Saga Studios

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Saga Film A/S
Industry Film production
Founded1942;81 years ago (1942)
Founder John Olsen
Defunct1976 (1976)
Headquarters
Denmark

Saga Studio (or Saga Film A/S) was a film production company in Denmark founded by John Olsen. The company existed from 1942 to 1976.

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History

Several years after Olsen co-founded ASA Film Studio with Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Henning Karmark, there was a falling out between the partners over financial issues. Olsen took his interests and opened Saga Studio as a separate company in 1942, which included a film studio, film rental business and the Saga Cinema, [1] becoming the fourth-largest film production company in Denmark; it was known for its comedy films. [2] Poul Bang, brother of Bang & Olufsen founder Peter Bang, worked as a production manager and director for the studio. [3]

More than 80 films were produced by the studio from 1942 through 1974. [4] Some of its most successful films were the popular comedies of Danish comedian Dirch Passer. [1]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 Pedersen, Paw Kåre (2010). Unge Lau Bind,1 af Historien om filmmanden Lau Lauritzen junior og ASA Film (in Danish). BoD – Books on Demand. pp. multiple. ISBN   978-8776919771.
  2. Sundholm, John; Møller, Birgir Thor; Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf; Hedling, Olof; Iversen, Gunnar (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-0810878990.
  3. "Galleri | Saga Studio" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. Lund, Jørn (1994). Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish). Danmarks Nationalleksikon. pp. (S) Saga Studio. ISBN   8777890019.