The Man Who Sold Himself (1959)
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.
Director: Josef von Báky
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Hildegard Knef as Martina Schilling |
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Hansjörg Felmy as Niko Jost |
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Antje Weisgerber as Mrs. Sending |
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Kurt Ehrhardt as Carl Sending |
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Katharina Matz as Eva Jost |
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Ernst Schröder as Münchmann |
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Fritz Tillmann as Dr. Schilling |
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Charles Brauer as |
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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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Günther Jerschke as Dr. Zerbst |
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Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum as Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein |
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Manfred Steffen as |
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Robert Meyn as Herr Stückli |
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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 |
| Directing | Josef von Báky | Director |
| Sound | Georg Haentzschel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Friedl Behn-Grund | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hans Abich | Producer |
| Production | Eberhard Krause | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rolf Thiele | Producer |
| Editing | Caspar van den Berg | Editor |
| Art | Erich Kettelhut | Production Design |
| Art | Johannes Ott | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hildegard Bürger | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Otto | Costume Design |
| Writing | Erich Kuby | Writer |
