Once There Was a War

Once There Was a War

Portrait of a boy.

1966 1h 32mDir. Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
6.4/ 10
DramaWar

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.

Cast & Crew

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

B

Birgit Bendix Madsen

Jane – Tim's sister

C

Christian Gottschalch

Tim's grandfather

Yvonne Ingdal

Yvonne Ingdal

Lis

Karen Marie Løwert

Karen Marie Løwert

Lis' mother

J

Jan Heinig Hansen

Markus – Tim's friend

Birgit Brüel

Birgit Brüel

Markus' mother

G

Gregers Ussing

Frank

Jørgen Beck

Jørgen Beck

Friend

Elsa Kourani

Elsa Kourani

Friend's wife

H

Henry Skjær

Headmaster

Holger Perfort

Holger Perfort

Gymnastics teacher

N

Niels Barfoed

Mathematics teacher

Tommy Kenter

Tommy Kenter

Schoolboy

A

Aase Due

German refugee in shop

P

Palle Kirk

German soldier

A

Agnete Bjørn

Telegraphist in dream

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