Once There Was a War (1966)

  • A
  • 11/16/1966 (DK)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 32m

Portrait of a boy.

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.

Klaus Rifbjerg

Writer

Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

Director

Cast

Ole Busck's headshot

Ole Busck

Tim
Kjeld Jacobsen's headshot

Kjeld Jacobsen

Tim's father
Astrid Villaume's headshot

Astrid Villaume

Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard's headshot

Katja Miehe-Renard

Kate – Tim's sister
Birgit Bendix Madsen's headshot

Birgit Bendix Madsen

Jane – Tim's sister
Christian Gottschalch's headshot

Christian Gottschalch

Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal's headshot

Yvonne Ingdal

Lis
Karen Marie Løwert's headshot

Karen Marie Løwert

Lis' mother

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