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During the post-war boom period of the late '40s, Willy Loman is an aging, traveling salesman, who despairs that his life his been lived in vain. Facing indispensability and insignificance in a heated, youthful economy, Willy is not ready to part with his cherished fantasies of an America that admires him for personable triumphs in the marketplace. But the reality is far more difficult than that, and the measure of Willy's self-delusion and contradictions is found in his two sons. One, Harold, is a ne'er-do-well gliding on inherited hot air and repressed feelings, and the other, Biff, a mousy, retiring sort unable to reconcile the difference between his father's desperate impersonation of success and the truth.
Original Release
08/16/1985
US Release
08/16/1985
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Dustin Hoffman | William 'Willy' Loman / Willy Loman |
Kate Reid | Linda Loman |
John Malkovich | Biff Loman |
Stephen Lang | Harold 'Happy' Loman |
Charles Durning | Charley |
Louis Zorich | Ben Loman |
David Chandler | Bernard |
Jon Polito | Howard Wagner / Howard |
Kathryn Rossetter | Woman from Boston |
Tom Signorelli | Stanley |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dustin Hoffman | William 'Willy' Loman / Willy Loman |
Kate Reid | Linda Loman |
John Malkovich | Biff Loman |
Stephen Lang | Harold 'Happy' Loman |
Charles Durning | Charley |
Louis Zorich | Ben Loman |
David Chandler | Bernard |
Jon Polito | Howard Wagner / Howard |
Kathryn Rossetter | Woman from Boston |
Tom Signorelli | Stanley |
Linda Kozlowski | Miss Forsythe |
Karen Needle | Letta |
Anne McIntosh | Jenny |
Michael Quinlan | Waiter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert F. Colesberry | Producer |
Michael Nozik | Producer |
Nellie Nugiel | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1986 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |