Death of a Salesman | |
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Genre | Tragedy |
Based on | Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller |
Written by | Arthur Miller |
Directed by | Volker Schlöndorff |
Starring | Dustin Hoffman Kate Reid John Malkovich Stephen Lang |
Music by | Alex North |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Robert F. Colesberry |
Production locations | Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York |
Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus |
Editor | David Ray |
Running time | 136 minutes |
Production companies | Roxbury Productions Punch Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 15, 1985 |
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Death of a Salesman is a 1985 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1949 play of the same name by Arthur Miller, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang and Charles Durning. The film follows the script of the 1949 play, with only minor differences, and premiered on CBS September 15, 1985. The film earned ten Emmy nominations at the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, and four Golden Globe nominations at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony, winning three and one, respectively.[1][2][3][4][5]