CinemaOSMovie · 1966 · 1h 32m

Once There Was a War

Portrait of a boy.

64%(8)IMDbDramaWar

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 byPalle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 32m
Language: DA
Released: November 16, 1966

Studios

Nordisk Film Denmark

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Ole Busck

Ole Busck

Tim

Kjeld Jacobsen

Kjeld Jacobsen

Tim's father

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

Tim's mother

Katja Miehe-Renard

Katja Miehe-Renard

Kate – Tim's sister

Birgit Bendix Madsen

Jane – Tim's sister

Christian Gottschalch

Tim's grandfather

Yvonne Ingdal

Yvonne Ingdal

Lis

Karen Marie Løwert

Karen Marie Løwert

Lis' mother

Jan Heinig Hansen

Markus – Tim's friend

Birgit Brüel

Birgit Brüel

Markus' mother

Creative team

Directed by: Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Written by: Klaus Rifbjerg

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