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72% Critic Match
Salesman
“The best seller and the world.”
7.2 / 10• 1969• 1h 30m•G• English
Documentary
Storyline
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 & Crew
PB
Paul Brennan
Himself - 'The Badger'
LeadCM
Charles McDevitt
Himself - 'The Gipper'
JB
James Baker
Himself - 'The Rabbit'
RM
Raymond Martos
Himself - 'The Bull'
MI
Melbourne I. Feltman
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MM
Margaret McCarron
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KT
Kennie Turner
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Maysles's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Salesman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
