Mort d'un commis-voyageur

Original title: Death of a Salesman

TV Movie
1985
PG
2h 16m

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7.2/10

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Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich in Mort d'un commis-voyageur (1985)

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An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

12K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

951

3,883

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 7 wins & 12 nominations total

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Trivia
Dustin Hoffman called this his favorite acting experience.

Goofs
When Willy comes out of his flashback in the bathroom of Frank's Chop House, the close up shot shows a drink on the toilet seat. When the shot shifts behind the entering waiter, the drink is gone.

Quotes
Biff Loman: I run out of that building and I see... the sky. I see all the things I love in this world. The work, the food, the time to sit and smoke. And I look at this pen and I ask myself, "What the hell am I grabbing this thing for? Why am I trying to become something I don't wanna become when all I want is out there waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am?"

Connections
Featured in American Masters: Arthur Miller: Private Conversations (1985)

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8/10

Riveting!!! Must see event

Arthur Miller's compelling work is deftly translated to the small screen here, with riveting performances by Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, Kate Reid as Willy's wife Linda, and John Malkovich as the prodigal son Biff. This work touches my soul on several levels: sympathy for the fallen man Willy, understanding of the difficulty of both hating your father and wanting him to be proud of you as Biff shows, and the ever-protective enabler Linda, who defends Willy even as she sees him failing before her eyes. Miller took a simple American family struggling to make life work, and made each character in their own way extraordinary.