Film · 1959 · 1h 38m

The Man Who Sold Himself

Name: The Man Who Sold Himself
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1959-03-12
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Cast: Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy, Antje Weisgerber, Kurt Ehrhardt, Katharina Matz

Der Mann, der sich verkaufte

Crime Drama

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Synopsis

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.