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Once There Was a War
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Once There Was a War 1966 Directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt Der var engang en krig

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.

Country Denmark
Production Country Denmark
Language Danish
Spoken Languages Danish , English , German
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company Nordisk Film Denmark
Release Date 16 November 1966
92 mins
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
Birgit Bendix Madsen
Birgit Bendix Madsen Jane – Tim's sister
Christian Gottschalch
Christian Gottschalch Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal
Yvonne Ingdal Lis
Karen Marie Løwert
Karen Marie Løwert Lis' mother
Jan Heinig Hansen
Jan Heinig Hansen Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel
Birgit Brüel Markus' mother
Gregers Ussing
Gregers Ussing Frank
Jørgen Beck
Jørgen Beck Friend
Elsa Kourani
Elsa Kourani Friend's wife
Henry Skjær
Henry Skjær Headmaster
Holger Perfort
Holger Perfort Gymnastics teacher
Niels Barfoed
Niels Barfoed Mathematics teacher
Tommy Kenter
Tommy Kenter Schoolboy
Aase Due
Aase Due German refugee in shop
Palle Kirk
Palle Kirk German soldier
Agnete Bjørn
Agnete Bjørn Telegraphist in dream
Jens Oliver Henriksen
Jens Oliver Henriksen
Edith Hermansen
Edith Hermansen
Crew
Director
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Writer
Klaus Rifbjerg
Klaus Rifbjerg
Cinematography
Claus Loof
Claus Loof
Editor
Ole Steen
Ole Steen
Production Design
Henning Bahs
Henning Bahs
Sound
Hans W. Sørensen
Hans W. Sørensen
Niels Ishøy
Niels Ishøy
Costume Design
Lotte Dandanell
Lotte Dandanell
Assistant Director
Tom Hedegaard
Tom Hedegaard
Additional Photography
Per Grubbe
Per Grubbe