- Country: Netherlands
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release: 1983-04-28
- Director: Bert Haanstra
- Writers: Simon Carmiggelt , Bert Haanstra
- Language: Dutch
- Stars: Carolien van den Berg , Kees Brusse , Martine Bijl , Jacques Commandeur , Mary Dresselhuys , Rijk de Gooyer , Kees van Kooten , John Kraaijkamp Sr.
- Runtime: 110 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: One Could Laugh in Former Days , Vroeger kon je lachen (Netherlands the) , Vroeger kon je lachen
- Plot: Ten of the ironic newspaper-columns by the Dutch writer Simon Carmiggelt were turned into a film in honor of his 70st birthday.
- IMDB:tt0086562
One Could Laugh in Former Days Cast · · · ALL
Bert Haanstra
Director
Simon Carmiggelt
Narrator
Kees Brusse
Man op bankje
Martine Bijl
Rie
Jacques Commandeur
Man van uitvaartdienst
Mary Dresselhuys
Vrouw op station
Rijk de Gooyer
Koos
John Kraaijkamp Sr.
Luidruchtige visser
Paul Steenbergen
Kees van Kooten
De vieze man
Sylvia de Leur
Guus Hermus
Hetty Heyting
Elizabeth Hoytink
Wim Kouwenhoven
Sacco van der Made
Riek Schagen
Carolien van den Berg
Wim Sonneveld
himself (archive footage)