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Salesman (1968)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:9

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.9/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Directors Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin are probably best known for their documentary of the Rolling Stones at Altamont in the shattering GIMME SHELTER. But in 1968, they produced... Directors Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin are probably best known for their documentary of the Rolling Stones at Altamont in the shattering GIMME SHELTER. But in 1968, they produced the ground breaking SALESMAN, which brought viewers into the real life on the road and in the parlors with travelling Bible salesmen. Attending their motivational conferences, sitting at their poker tables, discussing life and love, money and salvation, the camera follows the archetypal Salesman as he makes his living selling the Good Word, with gold embossing. [More]

Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

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At the risk of sounding like a salesman myself, if you get a chance to see this documentary, you should jump at it.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
06/12/08
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

This up close look at the anxious Bible salesmen trying to close the deal has become a cult classic documentary.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/20/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

Functions as both a tribute to their work ethic and a condemnation of the system that considers such a profession a healthy route to the American dream.

Full Review Source: Cinematic Reflections | comment Comment
03/28/06
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections

No review available.

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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05/06/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

May not sound like the most scintillating of subjects, but the Maysles brothers have made quite a riveting, multi-layered film about it.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
03/05/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
N/R

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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represents a remarkably disturbing visual document of a lifestyle that may well be gone forever while exposing the underbelly of capitalism that remains live and well

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment Comment
10/13/02
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

It hasn't dated much at all, which is both disturbing and enlightening.

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03/05/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

a stark, indelible cinematic portrait of the trials and tribulations of the door-to-door salesman, a profession that is virtually extinct today

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
09/04/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
 
 
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