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Writer:
Arthur Miller (play)
Release Date:
15 September 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
Its passion cannot be overstated. Its power must not be overlooked.
Plot:
An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
'The Domestic Crusaders': Making History With Muslim American Theater
(From Huffington Post. 4 September 2009, 12:57 PM, PDT)
Death Of A Salesman Opens At Yale Rep Tomorrow, Runs Through 5/23
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 29 April 2009, 1:26 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Hoffman as Loman does it again more (37 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Willy Loman | |
| Kate Reid | ... | Linda Loman | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Biff Loman | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Harold 'Happy' Loman | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Charley | |
| Louis Zorich | ... | Ben Loman | |
| David S. Chandler | ... | Bernard, Charley's son | |
| Jon Polito | ... | Howard, Willy's Boss | |
| Kathryn Rossetter | ... | Woman from Boston (as Kathy Rossetter) | |
| Tom Signorelli | ... | Stanley the waiter at Frank's Chop House | |
| Linda Kozlowski | ... | Miss Forsythe | |
| Karen Needle | ... | Letta, Forsythe's friend | |
| Anne McIntosh | ... | Jenny | |
| Michael Quinlan | ... | Waiter |
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Also Known As:
Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (West Germany)
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Runtime:
130 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 (bw)
Filming Locations:
Astoria Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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The original Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller opened at the Morosco Theater on February 10, 1949, ran for 742 performances and won the 1949 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play. "Death of a Salesman" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1949. more
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Continuity: When Willy is found in the bathroom by Stanley, he has a glass of scotch sitting on the toilet in one shot and not in any other one. more
Quotes:
Biff Loman: [to his father] Will you let me go, for Christ's sake? Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Tobey Maguire/Sisqo (#25.17)" (2000) more
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This TV adaptation of Arthur Miller's most successful play benefits from the serious playing of Dustin Hoffman in the lead as failing salesman Willy Loman. Miller's play takes the plight of the common man within the confines of the 'American dream' and then kicks him down.
Loman's sons are played by John Malkovich (Biff, memorable) and Stephen Lang (Happy, irritating); while his wife is played with tact and resignation by Kate Reid.
The stagey feel of this production comes across in every scene (the famous ones especially with Howard, Loman's boss; and Bernard, the successful son of Loman's colleague; and the final scenes with Linda) although they are handled very well. It would be a temptation to dismiss Willy Loman as loopy and in the throes of a breakdown and to ignore everything he says, but his words strike a chord and stay with you. 'Death of a Salesman' still has something to say to us, and a warning to give, even six decades after it was written.