Movie Description

Salesman

(1969)

Overview

This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleSalesman

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1969-04-17

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 30m

Budget₹ 105000

Production CompaniesMaysles Films

Genres

  • Documentary