Movie: The Man Who Sold Himself

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Hildegard Knef
Hildegard Knef

Martina Schilling

Hansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy

Niko Jost

Antje Weisgerber
Antje Weisgerber

Mrs. Sending

Kurt Ehrhardt
Kurt Ehrhardt

Carl Sending

Katharina Matz
Katharina Matz

Eva Jost

Ernst Schröder
Ernst Schröder

Münchmann

Fritz Tillmann
Fritz Tillmann

Dr. Schilling

Charles Brauer
Charles Brauer

Ruth Grossi
Ruth Grossi

Lo Hermann

Hans Paetsch
Hans Paetsch

Steinmaker

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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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    1959-03-12

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