The Man in Search of Himself

{{Short description|1950 film}}

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{{Infobox film

|name = The Man in Search of Himself

|image = The Man in Search of Himself.jpg

|caption = Film poster

|native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Der Mann, der sich selber sucht}}

|director = Géza von Cziffra

|producer = Michael Margaritoff

|writer = Rudolf Köller
Géza von Cziffra

|starring = {{ubl|Vera Molnar|Wolf Albach-Retty|Petra Trautmann}}

|music = Michael Jary

|cinematography = Willy Winterstein

|editing = Alice Ludwig

|studio = NEO Film

|distributor = Allianz Filmverleih

|released = {{Film date|1958|8|18|df=yes}}

|runtime = 84 minutes

|country = West Germany

|language = German

}}

The Man in Search of Himself ({{langx|de|Der Mann, der sich selber sucht}}) is a 1950 West German comedy crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Wolf Albach-Retty and Petra Trautmann.{{cite book|editor-last1=Davidson|editor-first1=John|editor-last2=Hake|editor-first2=Sabine|title=Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany|publisher=Berghahn Books|year=2007|page=59|isbn=978-1845455361}} The film was made at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff. It was shot on location in Hamburg, the Bavarian Alps, and the French Riviera.