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Salesman /​ a film by David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 122. Publication details: New York : Maysles Films Inc, 2001.Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • A00805
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Albert Maysles ; editors, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.
Summary: "A landmark documentary ... Captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses, then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair"--Promotional materials.
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DVD DVD Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore A00805 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A00805

Special features: New transfer with restored image; audio commentary by directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin; 1968 Jack Kroll television interview with David and Albert Maysles about Salesman; "The rabbit" on NPR's Weekend edition (2000); behind-the-scenes photographs; theatrical trailer; filmographies.

Director of photography, Albert Maysles ; editors, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.

"A landmark documentary ... Captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses, then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair"--Promotional materials.

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