''Once There Was a War'' () is a 1966 Danish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt (7 July 1931 – 14 March 2018) was a Danish film director and screenwriter. He has directed 32 films between 1957 and 1995. His 1964 film ''To (film), To'' was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival. Tw ...
. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, April 10, 1968, because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob Hope ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Ole Busck as Tim
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Kjeld Jacobsen
Kjeld Jacobsen (11 November 1915 – 6 June 1970) was a Danish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1970. For his role as the father in '' Once There Was a War'' he won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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as The Father
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Astrid Villaume
Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film ''Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a comb ...
as The Mother
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Katja Miehe-Renard as Kate
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Birgit Bendix Madsen as Jane
* as Bedstefaderen
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Yvonne Ingdal
Yvonne Ingdal (born 10 December 1939) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in 22 films and televisions shows between 1963 and 1974. She starred in the 1964 film '' To'', which was entered into the 15th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sele ...
as Lis
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Karen Marie Løwert
Karen Marie Løwert (27 January 1914 – 11 February 2002) was a Danish actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1933 and 1992.
Selected filmography
* ''Life on the Hegn Farm'' (1938)
* ''Wir Wunderkinder'' (1958)
* ''Onkel Bill ...
as Lis' mor
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Gregers Ussing as Frank
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Jan Heinig Hansen as Markus
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Birgit Brüel
Birgit Brüel (born 6 October 1927 – died 23 February 1996) was a Danish singer and actress who participated in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.
Brüel's professional career began in 1950 when she joined the Max Brüel Quartet as a jazz sin ...
as Markus' mor
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Jørgen Beck
Jørgen Beck (13 December 1914 – 5 October 1991) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1945 and 1978. He was born in Roskilde, Denmark and died in Denmark.
Selected filmography
* ''Hvad vil De ha'?'' (1956)
* ''Pigen o ...
as Vennen
* as Vennens kone
* as Rektor
* as Gymnastiklærer
See also
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References
External links
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1966 drama films
1966 films
Danish black-and-white films
Danish drama films
1960s Danish-language films
Films directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt
Danish World War II films
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