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Once There Was a War poster

Once There Was a War (1966)

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.

Release: 1966-11-16
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: 6.1 / 10
Cast
Ole Busck
Ole Busck
Tim
Kjeld Jacobsen
Kjeld Jacobsen
Tim's father
Astrid Villaume
Astrid Villaume
Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard
Katja Miehe-Renard
Kate – Tim's sister
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Birgit Bendix Madsen
Jane – Tim's sister
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Christian Gottschalch
Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal
Yvonne Ingdal
Lis
Karen Marie Løwert
Karen Marie Løwert
Lis' mother
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Jan Heinig Hansen
Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel
Birgit Brüel
Markus' mother
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Gregers Ussing
Frank
Jørgen Beck
Jørgen Beck
Friend
Elsa Kourani
Elsa Kourani
Friend's wife
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Henry Skjær
Headmaster
Holger Perfort
Holger Perfort
Gymnastics teacher
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Niels Barfoed
Mathematics teacher
Tommy Kenter
Tommy Kenter
Schoolboy
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Aase Due
German refugee in shop