Ole Busck
Tim
Once There Was a War (1966)
"Portrait of a boy."
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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.
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Director
Klaus Rifbjerg
Writer
Top Billed Cast
Kjeld Jacobsen
Tim's father
Astrid Villaume
Tim's mother
Katja Miehe-Renard
Kate – Tim's sister
Birgit Bendix Madsen
Jane – Tim's sister
Christian Gottschalch
Tim's grandfather
Yvonne Ingdal
Lis
Karen Marie Løwert
Lis' mother
Jan Heinig Hansen
Markus – Tim's friend
Birgit Brüel
Markus' mother
Gregers Ussing
Frank
Jørgen Beck
Friend
Elsa Kourani
Friend's wife
Henry Skjær
Headmaster
Holger Perfort
Gymnastics teacher
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