The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 1.574 |
Directed By
Josef von Báky
Crew
Josef von Báky
Friedl Behn-Grund
Georg Haentzschel
Johannes Ott
Rolf Thiele
Caspar van den Berg
Vera Otto
Hans Abich
Eberhard Krause
Erich Kettelhut
Hildegard Bürger
Erich Kuby
TOP CAST
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
Ruth Grossi
Lo Hermann
Hans Paetsch
Steinmaker
Walter Grüters
Minister Ploesch
Hans Leibelt
Bürgermeister
Günther Jerschke
Dr. Zerbst
Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein
Robert Meyn
Herr Stückli
Reinhold Nietschmann
Warenhausbesitzer Bentheim
Karl-Georg Saebisch
Rechtsanwalt Longinus
Fritz Schmiedel
Anton Klee
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