The Man Who Sold Himself (movie)
Der Mann, der sich verkaufte- Production country: Germany
- Producer: Josef von Báky
- Production companies: Filmaufbau
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Release date: 3/12/1959
- Run time: 98 min.
Movie description
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.
