The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1959-03-12
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Josef von Báky
Top Cast
- Hildegard Knef as Martina Schilling
- Hansjörg Felmy as Niko Jost
- Antje Weisgerber as Mrs. Sending
- Kurt Ehrhardt as Carl Sending
- Katharina Matz as Eva Jost
- Ernst Schröder as Münchmann
- Fritz Tillmann as Dr. Schilling
- Charles Brauer as
- Ruth Grossi as Lo Hermann
- Hans Paetsch as Steinmaker
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