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Das kann jedem passieren (1952)

Das kann jedem passieren poster
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets into a series of funny misunderstandings. His ordinary life is turned upside down by a simple mistake.

lightheartedwhimsicalcomedicplayfulgentleeasygoingfarcical

What happens

That Can Happen to Anyone (German: Das kann jedem passieren) is a 1952 West German comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Heinz Rühmann, Gisela Schmidting, and Gustav Knuth. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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