The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
Der Mann, der sich verkaufte
Meant to be a diatribe against yellow journalism and current social ills, this weakly limned drama by Josef von Baky features a reporter who works for one of the tabloid papers. The reporter digs up dirt on the past life of a local hotel owner, and wanting to take full advantage of the muck, he strings out his revelations in a series of perjorative, damning articles on the man. The result of this campaign turns out to be much worse than simply ruining the hotel owner's reputation.
- Date of release
- 1959-03-12
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Josef von Báky
Casting
- Hildegard Knef — Martina Schilling
- Hansjörg Felmy — Niko Jost
- Antje Weisgerber — Mrs. Sending
- Kurt Ehrhardt — Carl Sending
- Katharina Matz — Eva Jost
- Ernst Schröder — Münchmann
- Fritz Tillmann — Dr. Schilling
- Charles Brauer
- Ruth Grossi — Lo Hermann
- Hans Paetsch — Steinmaker
- Walter Grüters — Minister Ploesch
- Hans Leibelt — Bürgermeister
Interesting facts
The Man Who Sold Himself is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy and Antje Weisgerber.
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