Once There Was a War
Portrait of a boy.
6.4
8 votes
1966
1h 32m
Drama
War
Overview
The film is a window into the world of fifteen-year-old Tim, sharing his joys and sorrows and his first encounter with love, during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II.
Directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Top cast
Ole Busck
Tim
Kjeld Jacobsen
Tim's father
Astrid Villaume
Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard
Kate – Tim's sisterB
Birgit Bendix Madsen
Jane – Tim's sisterC
Christian Gottschalch
Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal
Lis
Karen Marie Løwert
Lis' motherJ
Jan Heinig Hansen
Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel
Markus' motherG
Gregers Ussing
Frank
Jørgen Beck
Friend
Elsa Kourani
Friend's wifeH
Henry Skjær
Headmaster
Holger Perfort
Gymnastics teacherN
Niels Barfoed
Mathematics teacher
Tommy Kenter
SchoolboyA
Aase Due
German refugee in shopP
Palle Kirk
German soldierA
Agnete Bjørn
Telegraphist in dreamDetails
Status
Released
Release date
November 16, 1966
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Danish, English, German
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