Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1985-08-16
Duration:136 min
Director:Volker Schlöndorff
Actors:Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning
Production:Punch Productions, Roxbury Productions, Neue Bioskop Film

Overview:

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

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