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]
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| Directed by | Josef von Báky |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Edited by | Caspar van den Berg |
| Music by | Georg Haentzschel |
Production company | Filmaufbau |
| Distributed by | Europa-Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
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
edit- Hildegard Knef as Martina Schilling
- Hansjörg Felmy as Niko Jost
- Antje Weisgerber as Mrs. Sending
- Kurt Ehrhardt as Carl Sending
- Katharina Matz as Eva Jost
- Ernst Schroder as Münchmann
- Fritz Tillmann as Dr. Schilling
- Charles Brauer
- Fritz Schmiedel as Anton Klee
- Ruth Grossi as Lo Hermann
- Hans Paetsch as Steinmaker
- Jürgen Graf as Fernsehreporter
- Walter Grüters as Minister Ploesch
- Ruth Hausmeister as Sekretärin von Sending
- Bob Iller as Textilfabrikant Rissner
- Günther Jerschke as Dr. Zerbst
- Karl Kramer as Likörfabrikant Kahler
- Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum as Kriminalkommissar Droehnlein
- Hans Leibelt as Bürgermeister
- Erwin Linder as Prosecutor
- Robert Meyn as Herr Stückli
- Reinhold Nietschmann as Warenhausbesitzer Bentheim
- Heinz Piper as Hotelportier
- Karl-Georg Saebisch as Lawyer Longinus
- Manfred Steffen
- Hans Timerding as Oberkellner Berger
References
edit- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.33
Bibliography
edit- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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