Film
Once There Was a War
1966 · 1h 32m · Drama · War
Portrait of a boy.
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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.
Cast
Ole Busck
Tim
Kjeld Jacobsen
Tim's father
Astrid Villaume
Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard
Kate – Tim's sister
Birgit Bendix Madsen
Jane – Tim's sister
Christian Gottschalch
Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal
Lis
Karen Marie Løwert
Lis' mother
Jan Heinig Hansen
Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel
Markus' mother
Gregers Ussing
Frank
Jørgen Beck
Friend
Elsa Kourani
Friend's wife
Henry Skjær
Headmaster
Holger Perfort
Gymnastics teacher
Niels Barfoed
Mathematics teacher
Crew
- Palle Kjærulff-SchmidtDirector
- Klaus RifbjergWriter
- Claus LoofDirector of Photography
- Ole SteenEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 16, 1966
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- A
- Genres
- Drama, War
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