Death of a Salesman

1985

Action / Drama

20
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 12338 12.3K

parent child relationship profession failure extramarital affair family conflict

Plot summary

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.

Director

Volker Schlöndorff Photo
Volker Schlöndorff

Top cast

Stephen Lang Photo
Stephen Lang as Harold 'Happy' Loman
Dustin Hoffman Photo
Dustin Hoffman as William 'Willy' Loman
John Malkovich Photo
John Malkovich as Biff Loman
Charles Durning Photo
Charles Durning as Charley
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1.14 GB
1032*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 5
2.11 GB
1536*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 21

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by namashi_1 7 / 10

Watch it for Hoffman & Malkovich!

'Death of a Salesman' is a well-made, well-told story, but above it's merits as a story, it's the performances by it's actors, Dustin Hoffman & John Malkovich, that stand out & shine the brightest. 'Death of a Salesman' Synopsis: An aging traveling salesman recognizes the emptiness of his life and tries to fix it.Based on the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller, 'Death of a Salesman' succeeds by becoming an absorbing cinematic tale as well. It efficiently structures the story of an aged man, who is on the verge of killing himself. The Writing Material is engaging & very human, if I may say so. Volker Schlöndorff Directs this story, with maturity. Hoffman & Malkovich, as mentioned before, stand out with their performances & shine the brightest, they overshadow the narrative, to a large extend. Hoffman is astonishing as an aging traveling salesman, while Malkovich is magnificent as his troubled son. They both deliver legendary, unforgettable performances, that deserve immense praise. Among other performers, Kate Reid does exceedingly well as the wife of the salesman. On the whole, A story worth watching, with 2 impeccable performances coming in-tact with it.
Reviewed by claudio_carvalho 8 / 10

Depressive and Tragic Theatrical Movie With Awesome Performances

On the age of sixty and something years, the salesman Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman) realizes that he is a loser and his empty life was a worthless fraud. The disturbed and deranged Willy becomes delusional, mixing fantasy and reality, and disclosing secrets of his family."Death of the Salesman" is a very depressive and tragic theatrical movie with awesome performances, mainly of Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid and John Malkovitch. I have never read Arthur Miller's novel or seen the movie or the play; therefore I did not expect such a sad story with so complex characters. The story, in the 40's, shows the evil face of the capitalism (and the American Dream), and the character of Dustin Hoffman becomes insane when he sees that he is a loser and his life a complete failure: he is paying the last installment of his old house after thirty years of sacrifice; his sons have not been successful in life; his old car is broken; his old refrigerator needs repair; he does not have any money after more than thirty years working for the same company and in the end he is treated like a street dog and fired. For a viewer that does not know this drama (like me), I recommend to see this movie in a happy day, otherwise he or she may become too much depressed with such heart-breaking story. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Morte do Caixeiro-Viajante" ("Death of the Salesman")
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