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Salesman

Directed by:  Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
Runtime: 1hr 25min Year: 1968
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Directed by:  Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
Runtime: 1hr 25min Year: 1968
Country: United States
Last Screened: Tue 20th Oct 2015

A landmark American documentary, Salesman captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman.

While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book, 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.