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Salesman [videorecording] / Janus Films, a Maysles Films Inc. production ; a film by David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: SAL120 | Home Vision EntertainmentSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 122.Publication details: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision Entertainment, [2001], c1968.Edition: RSDL dual-layer edDescription: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0780024281 :
Other title:
  • Maysles Brothers' salesman
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HF5446 .S25 2001
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Albert Maysles ; editors, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.
Cast: Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos.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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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD HF 5446 .S25 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 604338

DVD release of the 1968 motion picture.

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.

Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos.

"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.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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