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 | |
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 Film poster | |
| German | Das gab's nur einmal |
| Directed by | Géza von Bolváry |
| Written by | Gustav Kampendonk |
| Produced by | Kurt Ulrich |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bruno Timm |
| Edited by | Wolfgang Wehrum |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Kurt Ulrich Film |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editA 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-292-73458-6.
External links
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