Death of a Salesman

★★★★★

Turkish title: Satıcının Ölümü

“Its passion cannot be overstated. Its power must not be overlooked.”

1985 · 2 h 16 min

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff

Drama

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman John Malkovich

Credits

Written by: Arthur Miller

Plot

A television film of Miller's play.

Sinekatalog’s take

Volker Schlöndorff's television film of Arthur Miller's play is a showcase for Dustin Hoffman's tormented Willy Loman. Faithful and well acted, it is stagey but powerful, with John Malkovich a strong Biff.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (12,580 votes)
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