Once There Was a War (1966)

Name: Once There Was a War
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1966-11-16
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Ole Busck, Kjeld Jacobsen, Astrid Villaume, Katja Miehe-Renard, Birgit Bendix Madsen

Portrait of a boy.

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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Released 1966-11-16 · 92 min · Drama, War

Directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Cast

Ole Busck as Tim
Kjeld Jacobsen as Tim's father
Astrid Villaume as Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard as Kate – Tim's sister
Birgit Bendix Madsen as Jane – Tim's sister
Christian Gottschalch as Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal as Lis
Karen Marie Løwert as Lis' mother
Jan Heinig Hansen as Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel as Markus' mother
Gregers Ussing as Frank
Jørgen Beck as Friend
Elsa Kourani as Friend's wife
Henry Skjær as Headmaster
Holger Perfort as Gymnastics teacher