Death of a Salesman is a
1985-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.-Top grossing films :source:...
made for television film directed by
Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker.He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum , the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass.Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some...
, based on the 1949 play
of the same nameDeath of a Salesman is a 1949 play by American playwright Arthur Miller and is a classic of American theater. The play ran for 742 performances, winning both the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The original production was directed by Elia Kazan with Lee J...
by
Arthur MillerArthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include awards-winning plays such as All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible.Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and...
. It stars
Dustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
,
Kate ReidDaphne Kate Reid, OC was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.-Biography:Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents Helen Isabel and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel...
,
John MalkovichJohn Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures...
,
Stephen LangStephen Lang is an American film actor who started in theatre on Broadway. He is currently co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City...
and
Charles DurningCharles Durning is an American actor of stage and screen.-Early life:Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York and was the second youngest of five children, James G. , Clifford John , Frances and Gerald J. Durning . His mother, Louise M...
. The film follows the script of the 1949 play almost exactly.
- Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
- Willy Loman
- Kate Reid
Daphne Kate Reid, OC was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.-Biography:Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents Helen Isabel and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel...
- Linda Loman
- John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures...
- Biff Loman
- Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang is an American film actor who started in theatre on Broadway. He is currently co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City...
- Harold 'Happy' Loman
- Charles Durning
Charles Durning is an American actor of stage and screen.-Early life:Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York and was the second youngest of five children, James G. , Clifford John , Frances and Gerald J. Durning . His mother, Louise M...
- Charley
- Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich is an American actor. He is well-known for his portrayal of Paul Reiser's father "Burt Buchman" in the NBC series Mad About You...
- Ben Loman
- David S.
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Death of a Salesman is a
1985-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.-Top grossing films :source:...
made for television film directed by
Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff is a Berlin-based German filmmaker.He won an Oscar as well as the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival for The Tin Drum , the film version of the novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Günter Grass.Schlöndorff has adapted many literary works for his movies, including some...
, based on the 1949 play
of the same nameDeath of a Salesman is a 1949 play by American playwright Arthur Miller and is a classic of American theater. The play ran for 742 performances, winning both the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The original production was directed by Elia Kazan with Lee J...
by
Arthur MillerArthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include awards-winning plays such as All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible.Miller was often in the public eye, particularly during the late 1940s, 1950s and...
. It stars
Dustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
,
Kate ReidDaphne Kate Reid, OC was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.-Biography:Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents Helen Isabel and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel...
,
John MalkovichJohn Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures...
,
Stephen LangStephen Lang is an American film actor who started in theatre on Broadway. He is currently co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City...
and
Charles DurningCharles Durning is an American actor of stage and screen.-Early life:Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York and was the second youngest of five children, James G. , Clifford John , Frances and Gerald J. Durning . His mother, Louise M...
. The film follows the script of the 1949 play almost exactly.
Cast and roles
- Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
- Willy Loman
- Kate Reid
Daphne Kate Reid, OC was a Canadian stage, film and television actress.-Biography:Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents Helen Isabel and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel...
- Linda Loman
- John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures...
- Biff Loman
- Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang is an American film actor who started in theatre on Broadway. He is currently co-artistic director of the famed Actor's Studio at its headquarters in New York City...
- Harold 'Happy' Loman
- Charles Durning
Charles Durning is an American actor of stage and screen.-Early life:Durning was born in Highland Falls, New York and was the second youngest of five children, James G. , Clifford John , Frances and Gerald J. Durning . His mother, Louise M...
- Charley
- Louis Zorich
Louis Zorich is an American actor. He is well-known for his portrayal of Paul Reiser's father "Burt Buchman" in the NBC series Mad About You...
- Ben Loman
- David S. Chandler - Bernard, Charley's son
- Jon Polito
Jon Polito is an American actor, known for working with the Coen Brothers. He also appeared in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and on the first season of Crime Story...
- Howard, Willy's boss
- Kathryn Rossetter - Woman from Boston
- Tom Signorelli - Stanley the waiter at Frank's chop house
- Linda Kozlowski
Linda Kozlowski is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.-Career:Kozlowski was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She trained at the Juilliard School as an opera singer, and soon after graduating she debuted in the 1981-1982 off-Broadway production, How It All Began...
- Miss Forsythe
- Karen Needle - Letta, Forsythe's friend
- Anne McIntosh - Jenny
- Michael Quinlan - Waiter
Awards
- Won: 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
)
- Won: 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.-Award winners:1950s*1952: Thomas Mitchell*1953: no award*1954: Robert Cummings – 12 Angry Men...
(Dustin HoffmanDustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben...
)
- Won: 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie (John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer and director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures...
)