The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 78% of the 679 1950s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
20 audience votes
Key crew
- László BenedekDirector
- Stanley RobertsScreenplay
- Alex NorthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fredric MarchWilly Loman
- Mildred DunnockLinda Loman
- Kevin McCarthyBiff Loman
- Cameron MitchellHappy Loman
- Howard SmithCharley
- Royal BealBen
- Don KeeferBernard
- Jesse WhiteStanley
- Claire CarletonMiss Francis
- David AlpertHoward Wagner
- Beverly AadlandGirl (uncredited)
- Jeanne BatesMother (uncredited)
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Themes
salesman