The Man Who Sold Himself (Der Mann, der sich verkaufte) 65 years old

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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The Man Who Sold Himself Cast

Name Character
Charles Brauer He was 23, now 89 years old
Katharina Matz She was 23, now 89 years old as Eva Jost
Hildegard Knef She was 33, 76 years old when she died as Martina Schilling
Hansjörg Felmy He was 28, 76 years old when he died as Niko Jost
Fritz Tillmann He was 49, 76 years old when he died as Dr. Schilling
Günther Jerschke He was 37, 75 years old when he died as Dr. Zerbst
Antje Weisgerber was 37, 82 years old when died as Mrs. Sending
Robert Meyn He was 65, 78 years old when he died as Herr Stückli
Kurt Ehrhardt He was 59, 71 years old when he died as Carl Sending
Hans Leibelt He was 74, 89 years old when he died as Bürgermeister
Ernst Schröder He was 117, 60 years old when he died as Münchmann
Karl-Georg Saebisch He was 55, 80 years old when he died as Rechtsanwalt Longinus
Hans Paetsch He was 49, 92 years old when he died as Steinmaker

The Man Who Sold Himself Crew

Name Department
Eberhard Krause as Executive Producer. Production
Caspar van den Berg as Editor. Editing
Rolf Thiele as Producer. He was 41 (76) years old when He died Production
Hildegard Bürger as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Erich Kettelhut as Production Design. He was 65 (85) years old when He died Art
Friedl Behn-Grund as Director of Photography. He was 53 (83) years old when He died Camera
Josef von Báky as Director. He was 56 (63) years old when He died Directing
Erich Kuby as Writer. He was 48 (95) years old when He died Writing
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The Man Who Sold Himself (65 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, March 12, 1959
  • Runtime: 98 minutes