Death of a Salesman

1951
1h 55m

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Kevin McCarthy, Mildred Dunnock, Fredric March, Cameron Mitchell, and Howard Smith in Death of a Salesman (1951)

An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.

Director
- Laslo Benedek
Writers
- Arthur Miller
- Stanley Roberts
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7.2/10

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Director
- Laslo Benedek
Writers
- Arthur Miller
- Stanley Roberts
Stars

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Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 7 wins & 11 nominations total

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Fredric March

Willy Loman

Mildred Dunnock

Linda Loman

Kevin McCarthy

Biff Loman

Cameron Mitchell

Happy Loman

Howard Smith

Charley

Royal Beal

Don Keefer

Bernard

Jesse White

Stanley

Claire Carleton

Miss Francis

David Alpert

Howard Wagner

Beverly Aadland

Girl
(uncredited)

Jeanne Bates

Mother
(uncredited)

Gail Bonney

Mother
(uncredited)

Roger Broaddus

Boy
(uncredited)

Paul Bryar

Subway Guard
(uncredited)

Patricia Edwards

Letta
(uncredited)

Elisabeth Fraser

Miss Forsythe
(uncredited)

Charles Morton

Subway Passenger
(uncredited)

Director
- Laslo Benedek
Writers
- Arthur Miller
- Stanley Roberts
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Trivia
According to Arthur Miller, in a 2000 essay entitled, "Are You Now Or Were You Ever?" Columbia asked Miller to sign an anti-Communist declaration to ward off the threat of picket lines by the American Legion at theaters showing "Death of a Salesman". He refused. Instead, Columbia made another movie, a short film entitled "Life of a Salesman" to be shown with it. The short consisted of business professors from City College praising sales as a profession, and denouncing the character of Willy Loman. Miller wrote: "Never in show-business history has a studio spent so much good money to prove that its feature film was pointless."

Quotes
Charley: A salesman is somebody way up there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine...

Connections
Featured in The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

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7/10

After many years finally saw it again; slightly disappointed

Fredric March was one of the greatest film actors ever. He played some roles in his career that were meant to be "over the top" in their delivery. Among these were Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Inherit the Wind and The Iceman Cometh. In "Iceman" he was brilliant, but few people have seen this performance. I do not think the character of Willy Loman was meant to be so "over the top" as March portrays him in this film. He is overly loud and manic here IMO, and it does not entirely work. Cobb originated the role on Broadway, and I liked his performance (when it was done for TV) better than this one. But, do see this one if you are a student of the play. Mildred Dunnock is always worth watching.