The Man Who Sold Himself

March. 12,1959      
Rating:
6.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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
Hans Paetsch as  Steinmaker
Hans Leibelt as  Bürgermeister

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