Death of a Salesman (1985)

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

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

• Released: 1985-08-16
• Genres: Drama, TV Movie
• Runtime: 2h 16m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 184 votes

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

Top cast

• Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman
• Kate Reid as Linda Loman
• John Malkovich as Biff Loman
• Stephen Lang as Harold 'Happy' Loman
• Charles Durning as Charley
• Louis Zorich as Ben Loman
• David Chandler as Bernard
• Jon Polito as Howard
• Kathryn Rossetter as Woman from Boston
• Tom Signorelli as Stanley

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Death of a Salesman

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel

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