Movie

The Man Who Sold Himself

★ 7/10 · 1 votes 1959 1h 38m Released

CrimeDrama

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.

Cast

Hildegard Knef Martina Schilling Hansjörg Felmy Niko Jost Antje Weisgerber Mrs. Sending Kurt Ehrhardt Carl Sending Katharina Matz Eva Jost Ernst Schröder Münchmann