An over-the-hill salesman faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family.
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- Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
| Fredric March | ... |
Willy Loman
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| Mildred Dunnock | ... |
Linda Loman
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| Kevin McCarthy | ... |
Biff Loman
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| Cameron Mitchell | ... |
Happy Loman
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| Howard Smith | ... |
Charley
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| Royal Beal | ... |
Ben
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| Don Keefer | ... |
Bernard
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| Jesse White | ... |
Stanley
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| Claire Carleton | ... |
Miss Francis
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David Alpert | ... |
Howard Wagner
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Beverly Aadland | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Jeanne Bates | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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| Gail Bonney | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Roger Broaddus | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Paul Bryar | ... |
Subway Guard (uncredited)
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Patricia Edwards | ... |
Letta (uncredited)
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| Elisabeth Fraser | ... |
Miss Forsythe (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
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| Wanda Perry | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Christa Gail Walker | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Laslo Benedek | ||
Written by
| Arthur Miller | ... | (play) |
| Stanley Roberts | ... | () |
Produced by
| Georges Glass | ... | associate producer |
| Stanley Kramer | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alex North | ||
Cinematography by
| Franz Planer | ... | director of photography (as Frank Planer) |
Editing by
| Harry Gerstad | ||
| William A. Lyon | ||
Production Design by
| Rudolph Sternad | ||
Art Direction by
| Cary Odell | ||
Set Decoration by
| William Kiernan | ||
Makeup Department
| Clay Campbell | ... | makeup artist |
| Helen Hunt | ... | hair stylist |
| Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Clem Beauchamp | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frederick Briskin | ... | assistant director (as Fred Briskin) |
| Abby Singer | ... | second assistant director |
Sound Department
| George Cooper | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1952) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1952) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1952) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
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Storyline
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| Taglines | One mistake...seen by his sons...unleashes...in the overwhelming power...the greatest drama of our day! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to Arthur Miller, in a 2000 essay entitled, "Are You Now Or Were You Ever?" Columbia asked Miller to sign an anti-Communist declaration to ward off the threat of picket lines by the American Legion at theaters showing "Death of a Salesman". He refused. Instead, Columbia made another movie, a short film entitled "Life of a Salesman" to be shown with it. The short consisted of business professors from City College praising sales as a profession, and denouncing the character of Willy Loman. Miller wrote: "Never in show-business history has a studio spent so much good money to prove that its feature film was pointless." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010). See more » |
| Quotes |
Charley:
A salesman is somebody way up there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine... See more » |