Death of a Salesman (1966) (TV)

Director:

Alex Segal

Writer:

Arthur Miller (play)

Release Date:

8 May 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Melancholy | American Dream | Husband Wife Relationship | Father Son Relationship | Dream

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Stanley Adams	...	Stanley
Edward Andrews	...	Charley
Lee J. Cobb	...	Willy Loman
Albert Dekker	...	Ben
Mildred Dunnock	...	Linda Loman
James Farentino	...	Happy Loman
Marc Fiorini	...	Stanley
June Foray	...	Jenny
Bernie Kopell	...	Howard
Joan Patrick	...	Miss Forsythe
Marge Redmond	...	Woman in Hotel
George Segal	...	Biff Loman
Karen Steele	...	Letta
Gene Wilder	...	Bernard

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

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. Lee J. Cobb recreated his stage role in this television production.

Movie Connections:

Version of Death of a Salesman (1951)

If only all television could be as this....

When "All My Sons" became too hard to take and critics began to call it a mere timepiece, Arthur Miller wrote another. Instead of life from the well-to-do point of view, he would wander to the other side of the street and look back. "Death of a Salesman" is life from the working man's front porch. And what a telling it is!

Finally, Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock have one more opportunity together, this time recorded for the ages. And the rest of the cast, superb.

Dear television gods, please bring it back at least one more time. This is a piece that needs to be seen by each generation: a constant reminder of how great the temptation always is to live in greed at the expense of the common man. Thank you again, Mr. Miller, for your wisdom and haunting words.