Once There Was a War
6.9
“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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Cast
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Ole Busck
Tim
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Stine and the boys
Kjeld Jacobsen
Tim's father
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Brødrene på Uglegaarden
Red Meadows
Astrid Villaume
Tim's mother
Known for
Pelle the Conqueror
Katja Miehe-Renard
Kate – Tim's sister
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Buster's World
Buster's World
Birgit Bendix Madsen
Jane – Tim's sister
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Christian Gottschalch
Tim's grandfather
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Yvonne Ingdal
Lis
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Elvira Madigan
Karen Marie Løwert
Lis' mother
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Jul i Skovridergaarden
Premiere i helvede
Jan Heinig Hansen
Markus – Tim's friend
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Birgit Brüel
Markus' mother
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Sex and the Law
Weekend
Gregers Ussing
Frank
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Jørgen Beck
Friend
Known for
The Olsen Gang Goes to War
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Director · Klaus Rifbjerg Writer Claus Loof Cinematographer
First release November 16, 1966 · Produced in Denmark · Languages Danish, English, German
Production
Nordisk Film Denmark
Production
Nordisk Films Kompagni A/S
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Der var engang en krig
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · German
Release dates
Denmark · November 16, 1966
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
March 26, 1978 · TV
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