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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 01/28/2003 Format: DVD Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 16 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Family Drama

In 1984, actor Dustin Hoffman starred in a critically-acclaimed Broadway revival of playwright Arthur Miller's classic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama -Death of a Salesman. A year later, Hoffman and most of his fellow cast members starred in this made-for-TV production, the first English-language film by German director Volker Schlondorff. Hoffman stars as Willy Loman, an aging salesman who has lost his job because of encroaching senility. Now living on handouts provided by his friend Charley (Charles Durning), Willy's lifelong delusions of success and greatness awaiting just around the corner for he and his family have been shattered, and he's considering suicide. As he reflects on his life and the failed promise of his sons Biff (John Malkovich) and Happy (Stephen Lang), Willy finally confronts some unpleasant truths about both sons, particularly Biff, a one-time athlete who has become a kleptomaniac. One of the best of the many filmed versions of Miller's seminal work, Death of a Salesman (1985) won several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Hoffman. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Dustin Hoffman - Willy Loman
John Malkovich - Biff
Kate Reid - Linda Loman
Stephen Lang - Happy
Charles Durning - Charley

Dustin Hoffman stars as Willy Loman in the 1985 made-for-TV production of Arthur Miller's classic play Death of a Salesman. Presented with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio. The Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack is presented in English. Includes Private Conversations, a feature-length documentary by Christian Blackwood filmed on the set with director Schlöndorff, author Miller, and leading man Hoffman. Also contains two galleries of still photographs. Recommended for fans of legendary American theater productions. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide