Other Titles • Death of a Salesman • Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (1986)
Synopses for Death of a Salesman (1985)
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Willy Loman has spent his entire life believing he and his family are bound for greatness. Struggling day to day as a traveling salesman, Willy begins to lose touch with reality and drifts away into the past. Meanwhile his family, including wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, attempts to cope with Willy's self-destruction and the still-lingering ghosts of the past.
"Private Conversations" (82 min.) - This documentary by Christian Blackwood covers the extensive process of bringing a classic stage work to the screen, with a close-up look at the collaboration of Arthur Miller, Dustin Hoffman, and director Volker Schlondorff.
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Volker Schlöndorff's tragic film is an outstanding stage production of Arthur Miller's 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Dustin Hoffman recreates his Broadway role of Willy Loman, a tired, emotionally bankrupt salesman. The award-winning cast also features John Malkovich as Willy's son, Biff.
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