Death Of A Salesman details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | James Farentino, Lee J. Cobb, Gene Wilder, George Segal, Mildred Dunnock |
| Director: | Alex Segal |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Studio: | HERITAGE THEATRE LTD |
| Name | Discs | |
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Death Of A Salesman |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 50 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 07 Oct 2002 |
| Main languages: | English |
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As part of my current ...
By Vengeful Hedgehog from London, England , 29 Jun 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
As part of my current disenchantment with the theatre, I thought I'd try to find fault with arguably the most perfect play ever written. I cannot, and this DVD provides an invaluable insight into how the play might have looked at its controversial opening in 1949, with Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock both giving supremely powerful performances as they reprise their respective roles of Willy and Linda Loman for this 1966 production.
The sound on this DVD presentation is poor and the colours atrocious (watch it in black and white ? it's far more atmospheric, as is the 1985 television production starring Dustin Hoffman). Nevertheless, Arthur Miller's drama of misplaced aspirations and abject failure retains all of its prophetic power and poignancy, and could not be more relevant to the modern age?- Was this review helpful to you?
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(7)American dream goes bust
By a customer from Lewes , 27 May 2009'Death of a Salesman' is perhaps the greatest American play of the 20th century, and this made-for-television version of 1966 preserves the the tremendous performances of Lee J Cobb and Mildred Dunnock who originally created their roles in 1949. As such, it is an invaluable record, and also has a first-class supporting cast, with George Segal and James Farentino as the sons, Edward Andrews, Albert Dekker and Gene Wilder - all excellent. A pity we couldn't have the design of Jo Mielziner and the direction of Kazan, but you can't have everything.
Very faithful to the text,powerful and moving, it gives some idea of the overwhelming experience it must have been in the theatre.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Engaging
By a customer from Liverpool, England , 22 Nov 2006If I told you that this was filmed on a stage set that had more in common with Prisoner Cell Block H with its cardboard cut out walls and iffy mic set up you'd say forget it. But then you'd be missing a thoroughly superb account of an ageing salesman who is about to be overtaken by a new breed of money grabbing scum.
Pathetic and poignant in equal measure.- Was this review helpful to you?
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This is a play that will endure for all generations to come
By a customer from Near London, England , 14 Apr 2006When 'All My Sons' became too hard to take and critics began to call it a mere timepiece, Arthur Miller wrote another. Instead of life from the well-to-do point of view, he would wander to the other side of the street and look back. 'Death of a Salesman' is life from the working man's front porch. And what a telling it is! Finally, Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock have one more opportunity together, this time recorded for the ages. And the rest of the cast, superb. Dear television gods, please bring it back at least one more time. This is a piece that needs to be seen by each generation: a constant reminder of how great the temptation always is to live in greed at the expense of the common man. Thank you again, Mr. Miller, for your wisdom and haunting words.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A very dated classsic
By a customer from Staines , 14 Nov 2005The production is so dated it is virtually unwatchable. I am quite happy to sit through, and be entertained by, a good 1930s to 50s film but the classics such as Hitchcock and Great Expectations do not date and are a pleasue to watch. Not so this dreadfully and cheaply done production of Death of a Salesman. The good acting can not make this entertaining.- Was this review helpful to you?
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CHECK OUT THE DUSTIN HOFFMAN VERSION
By a customer from Devon, UK , 29 Jul 2005Interesting to compare this with the Dustin Hoffman version also available on DVD. Hoffman has been criticised for giving a 'stagey' performance, but I thought this description applied more to Cobb. I was more engaged by Hoffman, but admired both versions. I now want to see the Frederic March performance, created specifically for the screen and said to be definitive. Salesman is a truly great play and worth watching many times.- Was this review helpful to you?
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