Once There Was a War

Once There Was a War (1966)

Portrait of a boy.

  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1966-11-16
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 7 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: Dansk
  • Production Company: Nordisk Film Denmark
  • Production Country: Denmark
  • Director: Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
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Summary

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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  • 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
  • Niels Barfoed

    as Mathematics teacher
  • Tommy Kenter

    as Schoolboy
  • Aase Due

    as German refugee in shop
  • Palle Kirk

    as German soldier
  • Agnete Bjørn

    as Telegraphist in dream
  • Jens Oliver Henriksen

    as
  • Edith Hermansen

    as
Art Henning Bahs Production Design
Editing Ole Steen Editor
Writing Klaus Rifbjerg Writer
Camera Claus Loof Director of Photography
Camera Arne Abrahamsen Assistant Camera
Production Bo Christensen Production Manager
Camera Per Grubbe Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Lotte Dandanell Costumer
Directing Tom Hedegaard Assistant Director
Sound Hans W. Sørensen Sound
Directing Gytte Petersen Continuity
Editing Birger Lind Assistant Editor
Art Helge Hansen Props
Sound Peter Klitgaard Sound Assistant
Production Helge Daurup Production Assistant
Sound Niels Ishøy Sound
Directing Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Director