Once There Was a War (film)

{{Short description|1966 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Once There Was a War

| image = Der var engang en krig.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt

| producer = Bo Christensen

| writer = Klaus Rifbjerg

| starring = Ole Busck

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| released = {{Film date|1966}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Denmark

| language = Danish

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Once There Was a War ({{Langx|da|Der var engang en krig}}) is a 1966 Danish drama film directed by Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences