| It Happened Only Once | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Géza von Bolváry |
| Studio: | Kurt Ulrich Film |
| Distributor: | UFA |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
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.
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.