Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Salesman (Motion picture : 1968)

Title:

The Maysles Brothers' Salesman / a film by the Maysles Brothers and Charlotte Zwerin ; researched and developed by David Maysles ; a Maysles Films Inc. production.

Publisher, Date:

[Chicago, Illinois] : [Home Vision Entertainment] : [Criterion Collection], [2001]

Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

plastic

4 3/4 in.

burning stamping

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

all regions

Summary:

"A landmark American documentary, [the film] captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Good Book, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses--then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair."-- Container.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: G.

Series:

The Criterion collection ; 122

The classic collection

Criterion collection ; 122.

Classic collection (Criterion Collection (Firm))

Subjects:

Brennan, Paul, 1913-1990.

McDevitt, Charles.

Baker, James (Salesman)

Martos, Raymond, -2016.

Sales personnel -- Biography.

Door-to-door selling -- Biography.

Genre:

Biographical films.

Cinéma vérité films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Maysles, David, film director, editor of moving image work.

Maysles, Albert, film director, director of photography.

Zwerin, Charlotte, film director, editor of moving image work.

Brennan, Paul, 1913-1990, interviewee (expression), on-screen participant.

McDevitt, Charles, interviewee (expression), on-screen participant.

Baker, James (Salesman), interviewee (expression), on-screen participant.

Martos, Raymond, -2016, interviewee (expression), on-screen participant.

Miller, Toby, 1958- writer of added commentary.

Maysles Films, production company.

Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), publisher.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Title on disc label and container: Salesman

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary motion picture in 1969.

"First printing 2001"--Container.

Full screen (1.33:1).

"New high-definition digital transfer with restored picture and sound"--Container.

Accompanying booklet with essay by Toby Miller, production credits, and chapter index inserted in container.

Director of photography, Albert Maysles ; editors, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin.

Featuring: Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos.

DVD; NTSC, all regions; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

In English.

National Film Registry selection, 1992

Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) in English

Contents:

Special features: Audio commentary / by filmmakers Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin -- 1968 Jack Kroll television interview with David and Albert Maysles -- "The Rabbit" on NPR's "Weekend edition" (2000) -- Behind-the-scenes photographs -- Theatrical trailer -- Filmographies.

ISBN:

9780780024281

0780024281

Publisher Number:

SAL120

Other Number:

47180690

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

104926

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE Salesman