The Man Who Sold Himself

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 1959

Original language

German

Spoken languages

german

Countries

Germany

Production

Filmaufbau

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0053048