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Death of a Salesman (1985)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:7

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.2/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Volker Schlöndorff's tragic film is an outstanding stage production of Arthur Miller's 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Dustin Hoffman recreates his Broadway role of Willy Loman, a tired,... Volker Schlöndorff's tragic film is an outstanding stage production of Arthur Miller's 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Dustin Hoffman recreates his Broadway role of Willy Loman, a tired, emotionally bankrupt salesman. The award-winning cast also features John Malkovich as Willy's son, Biff. [More]

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Charles Durning, Stephen Lang, John Malkovich

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Charles Durning, Stephen Lang, John Malkovich

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

Director: Volker Schlöndorff

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Jan 28, 2003

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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 drifts away into the past. Meanwhile his family, including wife Linda and sons Biff and Happy, attempts to cope with Willy's self-destruction and the still-lingering ghosts of the past. Arthur Miller's timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play is brought to the screen with a powerhouse performance by Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman, who earned Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for this role. The stellar supporting cast features Kate Reid, Charles Durning, Stephen Lang, and in his first breakout role, John Malkovich as Biff, all guided by internationally-acclaimed director Volker Schlondorff (The Tin Drum) and a haunting score by legendary composer Alex North (Spartacus).
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    Death of a Salesman, directed by Volker Schlondorff, draws out the multiple meanings of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Arthur Miller about change, family and fatherhood, work and love.

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    02/06/03
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    Schlöndorff's artificial settings and some amazing performances help keep this from looking like a typical "filmed play."

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    They MAKE you watch it in English class for a good reason!

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