Death of a Salesman (1951)
One mistake... seen by his sons... unleashes... in the overwhelming power... the greatest drama of our day!
115 min
Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
- Release date
- December 20, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Alex North
- Box office
- $1,200,000
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Soundtrack
- Prologue: The Rashomon Gate1:45
- The Bandit's Story (In a Grove, The Rape, The Duel)8:53
- The Wife's Story (Her Mother's Lament, The Wife's Love)7:04
- Interlude: The Gate0:51
- The Husband's Story (The Medium, The Betrayal, The Suicide)5:35
- The Woodcutter's Story (The Bandit's Plea, The Wife's Flirtathion, The Husband's Cowardice, The Debacle)4:29
- Epilogue: The Truth1:07
- Cue 1instrumental2:50
- Cue 2instrumental0:57
- Cue 3instrumental2:01
- Cue 4instrumental1:10
- Cue 5instrumental1:52
Cast
- Fredric March as Willy Loman
- Mildred Dunnock as Linda Loman
- Kevin McCarthy as Biff Loman
- Cameron Mitchell as Happy Loman
- Howard Smith as Charley
- Don Keefer as Bernard
- Jesse White as Stanley
- Claire Carleton as Miss Francis
- David Alpert as Howard Wagner
- Beverly Aadland as Girl (uncredited)
- Jeanne Bates as Mother (uncredited)
- Gail Bonney as Mother (uncredited)
- Paul Bryar as Subway Guard (uncredited)
- Patricia Edwards as Letta (uncredited)
- Elisabeth Fraser as Miss Forsythe (uncredited)
- Charles Morton as Subway Passenger (uncredited)
- Royal Beal as Ben
Crew
- Laslo Benedek · Director
- Arthur Miller · Writer
- Stanley Roberts · Writer
- Stanley Kramer · Producer
- Alex North · Composer
- Franz Planer · Cinematographer
- Harry Gerstad · Editor
- William A. Lyon · Editor
- Rudolph Sternad · Production designer