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Once There Was a War

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Once There Was a War

Portrait of a boy.

6.1

1h 32m

1966

“Portrait of a boy.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

DramaWar

dreamsworld war iicoming of agenazi occupationlife during wartimegerman occupation of denmark

Cast & Crew

Ole Busck

Ole Busck

as Tim

Kjeld Jacobsen

Kjeld Jacobsen

as Tim's father

Astrid Villaume

Astrid Villaume

as Tim's mother

Katja Miehe-Renard

Katja Miehe-Renard

as Kate – Tim's sister

Birgit Bendix Madsen

as Jane – Tim's sister

Christian Gottschalch

as Tim's grandfather

Yvonne Ingdal

Yvonne Ingdal

as Lis

Karen Marie Løwert

Karen Marie Løwert

as Lis' mother

Jan Heinig Hansen

as Markus – Tim's friend

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