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Salesman

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Salesman
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NR,1hr 25min
Genre:
Documentary
Released:
January 1, 1968
Directors:
Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Paul Brennan, Jamie Baker
Synopsis: One of the most well respected of the cinema verite documentaries of the 1960's, this non-fiction film follows a group of real-life Bible salesmen for the Mid-American Bible Company as they ply their wares. The central figure in the film is Irish-American Paul Brennan, a 56-year-old of great wit who traipses door to door in an effort to sell the good book to Catholic housewives who really can't afford to buy but don't want to appear rude to a Church-sanctioned representative. The documentary, a collaboration ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
Though the Maysles brothers had made several documentaries about celebrities (Showman!, on film producer Joseph E. Levine; and What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA), it was a group of Bible salesman who provided them with their breakthrough to a larger audience. Critical acclaim and showings at theaters specializing in foreign and independent product made Salesman the must-see documentary of 1969 ... Full Review
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