| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 122 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 122.
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| System Details |
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Albert Maysles ; editors, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1968 motion picture. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: 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. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
Some of the Simsbury Public Library items are are part of the Hayes Collection. |
| Subject |
Brennan, Paul, 1939-2003.
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McDevitt, Charles.
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Baker, James.
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Martos, Raymond.
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Sales personnel -- Biography.
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Door-to-door selling -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographical films.
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Maysles, David.
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Maysles, Albert.
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Zwerin, Charlotte.
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Brennan, Paul, 1939-2003.
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McDevitt, Charles.
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Baker, James.
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Martos, Raymond.
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| ISBN |
0780024281 |
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9780780024281 |
| Standard No. |
037429158920 |
| Music No. |
SAL120 Home Vision Entertainment |
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