A landmark documentary and the first breakout for the Maysles brothers, who turn their quietly observing lens on the sometimes...
A landmark documentary and the first breakout for the Maysles brothers, who turn their quietly observing lens on the sometimes sad, sometimes funny world of door-to-door salesman. Follows real-life Willy Loman Paul (and his colleagues), as they labour to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book - targeting the beleaguered masses and facing the hollow demands of quotas and life on the road.
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"It may not be the entire story of America or even of the salesmen themselves (whose private lives are barely touched), but it is a valuable and sometimes very funny footnote to contemporary history."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The real Willy Loman can be seen in Albert and David Maysles' 1968 masterpiece of unselfconsciousness."
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The Guardian
The GuardianSalesman (1968) | Details
- Runtime
- 85
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
