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The Man Who Sold Himself

The Man Who Sold Himself (Der Mann, der sich verkaufte)

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  • West Germany
  • 1959
  • · 98m

Director Josef von Báky
Cast Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy, Antje Weisgerber, Kurt Ehrhardt, Katharina Matz, Ernst Schröder
Genre Crime, Drama

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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