Death of a Salesman (1985)

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7.6	Rating (52 ratings)
7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Volker Schlöndorff

Starring (View all)

Dustin Hoffman
William 'Willy' Loman

Kate Reid
Linda Loman

John Malkovich
Biff Loman

Stephen Lang
Harold 'Happy' Loman

Charles Durning
Charley

Louis Zorich
Ben Loman

David Chandler
Bernard

Jon Polito
Howard Wagner

Written by

Arthur Miller
(teleplay)

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An average movie

2 years ago at Feb 22 15:13

johanlefourbe

It has been a while since I have seen this movie so maybe I should give it another chance at some point. To be honest, even though it might be based on one of the most prestigious plays ever written, I have to admit it, I had actually knew nothing about it when I saw the damned thing and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because such fine actors like Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich we... read more

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Willy Loman has spent his entire life believing he and his family are bound for greatness. Struggling day to day as a traveling salesman, Willy begins to lose touch with reality and loses himself in the past. Meanwhile, his family, including wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, attempt to cope with Willy's self-destruction and the still-lingering ghosts of the past.

Release date: 15 September 1985
UPC: 014381140620

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johanlefourbe posted a review 2 years ago

An average movie

“It has been a while since I have seen this movie so maybe I should give it another chance at some point. To be honest, even though it might be based on one of the most prestigious plays ever written, I have to admit it, I had actually knew nothing about it when I saw the damned thing and the main reason I wanted to check it out was because such fine actors like Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich were involved. Still, even though both actors delivered some solid performances, I had a rather hard to care about the whole thing. I noticed that Roger Ebert made an interesting comparison between this story and ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ and I definitely agree with him as both movies deal with the struggle of some average working men. Well, in my opinion, this story was pretty much some kind of bor” read more