Once There Was a War

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Once There Was a War

"Portrait of a boy."

1966

1h 32m

6.1(7 votes)

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.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

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Ole Busck

Tim

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Kjeld Jacobsen

Tim's father

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Astrid Villaume

Tim's mother

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Katja Miehe-Renard

Kate – Tim's sister

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Birgit Bendix Madsen

Jane – Tim's sister

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Christian Gottschalch

Tim's grandfather

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Yvonne Ingdal

Lis

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Karen Marie Løwert

Lis' mother

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Jan Heinig Hansen

Markus – Tim's friend

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Birgit Brüel

Markus' mother

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Gregers Ussing

Frank

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Jørgen Beck

Friend

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Elsa Kourani

Friend's wife

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Henry Skjær

Headmaster

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Holger Perfort

Gymnastics teacher

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Niels Barfoed

Mathematics teacher

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Tommy Kenter

Schoolboy

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Aase Due

German refugee in shop

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Palle Kirk

German soldier

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Agnete Bjørn

Telegraphist in dream

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Jens Oliver Henriksen

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Edith Hermansen

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