The Man Who Sold Himself
(1959)

Released: 1959-03-12

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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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Hildegard Knef

as Martina Schilling

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Antje Weisgerber

as Mrs. Sending

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Kurt Ehrhardt

as Carl Sending

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Ruth Grossi

as Lo Hermann

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Hans Paetsch

as Steinmaker

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Walter Grüters

as Minister Ploesch

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Hans Leibelt

as Bürgermeister

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Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum

as Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein

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Reinhold Nietschmann

as Warenhausbesitzer Bentheim

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Karl-Georg Saebisch

as Rechtsanwalt Longinus

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Fritz Schmiedel

as Anton Klee

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Erich Kettelhut

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Johannes Ott

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Vera Otto

Costume Design

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Hildegard Bürger

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Friedl Behn-Grund

Director of Photography

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Eberhard Krause

Executive Producer

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Georg Haentzschel

Original Music Composer

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