The Man Who Sold Himself (1959 film)
| The Man Who Sold Himself | |
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| Directed by | Josef von Báky |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Georg Haentzschel |
Production company | Filmaufbau |
| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
Release date | 12 March 1959 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Man Who Sold Himself (German: Der Mann, der sich verkaufte) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Hildegard Knef, Hansjörg Felmy and Antje Weisgerber.[1]
It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Johannes Ott.
Cast[]
- Hildegard Knef as Martina Schilling
- Hansjörg Felmy as Niko Jost
- Antje Weisgerber as Mrs. Sending
- as Carl Sending
- Katharina Matz as Eva Jost
- Ernst Schroder as Münchmann
- Fritz Tillmann as Dr. Schilling
- as Anton Klee
- as Lo Hermann
- Hans Paetsch as Steinmaker
- as Fernsehreporter
- as Minister Ploesch
- Ruth Hausmeister as Sekretärin von Sending
- as Textilfabrikant Rissner
- Günther Jerschke as Dr. Zerbst
- as Likörfabrikant Kahler
- as Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein
- Hans Leibelt as Bürgermeister
- Erwin Linder as Prosecutor
- Robert Meyn as Herr Stückli
- as Warenhausbesitzer Bentheim
- as Hotelportier
- Karl-Georg Saebisch as Lawyer Longinus
- as Oberkellner Berger
References[]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.33
Bibliography[]
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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Categories:
- German-language films
- 1959 films
- 1959 crime films
- German crime films
- West German films
- Films directed by Josef von Báky
- Films about journalists
- Films shot at Wandsbek Studios
- 1950s German film stubs