United States
1968
91 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
English
Watch Film for $5122
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.
| Paul Brennan | |
| Charles McDevitt | |
| James Baker | |
| Raymond Martos |
| Director | Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin |
| Contributing film editor | Ellen Giffard |
| Assistant editor | Barbara Jarvis |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek |
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