Death of a Salesman [Blu-ray]

Director: Volker Schlondorff, V. Schl?ndorff

Overview

In 1984, actor Dustin Hoffman starred in a critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of playwright Arthur Miller's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Death of a Salesman. A year later, Hoffman and most of his fellow cast members starred in this made-for-TV production, the first English-language film by German director Volker Schlondorff. Hoffman stars as Willy Loman, an aging salesman who has lost his job because of encroaching senility. Now living on handouts provided by his friend Charley (Charles Durning), Willy's lifelong delusions of success and greatness awaiting just around the corner for he and his family have been shattered, and he's considering suicide. As he reflects on his life and the failed promise of his sons Biff (John Malkovich) and Happy (Stephen Lang), Willy finally confronts some unpleasant truths about both sons, particularly Biff, a one-time athlete who has become a kleptomaniac. One of the best of the many filmed versions of Miller's seminal work, Death of a Salesman (1985) won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Hoffman.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/15/2016
UPC:	0826663171587
Original Release:	1985
Rating:	NR
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENT.
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	2:16:00
Sales rank:	20,559

Special Features

Private conversations: a candid, intimate look; Behind the scenes at the filming of this powerful and compelling award-winning prodution of Death Of A Salesman

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dustin Hoffman	Willy Loman
John Malkovich	Biff Loman
Kate Reid	Linda Loman
Stephen Lang	Harold 'Happy' Loman
Charles Durning	Charley
Louis Zorich	Ben Loman
David Chandler	Bernard
Jon Polito	Howard
Linda Kozlowski	Miss Forsythe
Karen Needle	Letta
Alex North	Composer

Technical Credits

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller	Screenwriter
Robert F. Colesberry	Producer