It Happened Only Once

It Happened Only Once (German: Das gab's nur einmal) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Albers, Helga Martin, and Stanislav Ledinek.^[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin.

It Happened Only Once
Film poster
German	Das gab's nur einmal
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Gustav Kampendonk
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Hans Albers Helga Martin Stanislav Ledinek Emmy Burg
Cinematography	Bruno Timm
Edited by	Wolfgang Wehrum
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production company	Kurt Ulrich Film
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	7 March 1958 (1958-03-07)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

A veteran star recounts the history of the film industry to an aspiring young actress, showing a compilation of clips from a variety of German films, many of them featuring Albers himself.

Cast

• Hans Albers as himself, Hans Albers
• Helga Martin as Sabine
• Stanislav Ledinek as Sabine's father
• Emmy Burg as Sabine's mother
• Karl Hellmer as Barber
• Walter Ambrock as Jürgen
• Erich Dunskus as Truck Driver
• Georg Gütlich as Production Manager
• Waltraut Runze as Secretary
• Gerda Mallwitz as Secretary
• Wolf Harnisch as Kellner in der Filmkantine
• Eve Dietrich as Gerti
• Alexa von Porembsky as Mutter Schröder
• Antonie Jaeckel as Alte Komparsin