Death of a Salesman (TV 1985)

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136 min - Drama

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An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Dustin Hoffman	...	Willy Loman
	Kate Reid	...	Linda Loman
	John Malkovich	...	Biff
	Stephen Lang	...	Happy
	Charles Durning	...	Charley
	Louis Zorich	...	Ben
	David S. Chandler	...	Bernard
	Jon Polito	...	Howard
	Kathryn Rossetter	...	Woman from Boston (as Kathy Rossetter)
	Tom Signorelli	...	Stanley
	Linda Kozlowski	...	Miss Forsythe
	Karen Needle	...	Letta
	Anne McIntosh	...	Jenny
	Michael Quinlan	...	Waiter

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Storyline

Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make things up to his family. Written by Eric Sorensen

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Its passion cannot be overstated. Its power must not be overlooked.

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 September 1985 (USA) See more »

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman See more »

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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Roxbury Productions, Punch Productions See more »

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136 min

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Mono

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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. See more »

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Continuity: When Biff and Linda argue in the kitchen, Linda grabs an empty glass and places it under the tap, when she turns the tap on no water comes out but when she picks the glass up, it is full of water. See more »

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Linda Loman: Attention must be finally paid to such a person.
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Featured in "American Masters: Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (#1.1)" (1985) See more »

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