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Feature film — 1966

Once There Was a War (1966)

6.41h 32mDrama — War

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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A high-signal pick with 8 votes.

Nordisk Film Denmark

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Director: Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

On screen

Cast & crew

Ole Busck as Tim

Ole Busck

Tim

Kjeld Jacobsen as Tim's father

Kjeld Jacobsen

Tim's father

Astrid Villaume as Tim's mother

Astrid Villaume

Tim's mother

Katja Miehe-Renard as Kate – Tim's sister

Katja Miehe-Renard

Kate – Tim's sister

B

Birgit Bendix Madsen

Jane – Tim's sister

C

Christian Gottschalch

Tim's grandfather

Yvonne Ingdal as Lis

Yvonne Ingdal

Lis

Karen Marie Løwert as Lis' mother

Karen Marie Løwert

Lis' mother

J

Jan Heinig Hansen

Markus – Tim's friend

Birgit Brüel as Markus' mother

Birgit Brüel

Markus' mother

G

Gregers Ussing

Frank

Jørgen Beck as Friend

Jørgen Beck

Friend

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