“Death of a Salesman” quotes

(1985)

Title Death of a Salesman
Year 1985
Director Volker Schlöndorff
Genre Drama

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Plot – After a life of sacrifices as a traveling salesman, Willy Loman is fired and he's too old to look for a new job, so he decides to kill himself to grant his family the amount of his life insurance. The original text of the movie has been written by Arthur Miller. This TV version is based on the theatrical show staged by Dustin Hoffman.

All actors – Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning, Louis Zorich, David S. Chandler, Jon Polito, Kathryn Rossetter, Tom Signorelli, Linda Kozlowski, Karen Needle

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“- Biff Loman: I've always made a point of not wasting my life. Whenever I come back here I know that all I've done is to waste my life.
- Harold 'Happy' Loman: You're a poet, Biff. You know it? Yeah, you're an idealist.
- Biff Loman: No, I'm mixed up very bad.”
John Malkovich - Biff Loman
Stephen Lang - Harold 'Happy' Loman
[Tag:disappointment, life, waste]
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“Walk in very serious. You are not applying for a boy's job. Money is to pass. Be quiet, fine, and serious. Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.”
Dustin Hoffman - William 'Willy' Loman
[Tag:job, seriousness]
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“The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy.”
Louis Zorich - Ben Loman
[Tag:danger, forest, wealth]
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“- Charley: Take care of yourself. And pay your insurance.
- William 'Willy' Loman: It's funny, you know? After all the highways and the trains and the appointments and the years - you end up worth more dead than alive.
- Charley: Willy, nobody's worth nothin' dead. Did you hear what I said?”
Charles Durning - Charley
Dustin Hoffman - William 'Willy' Loman
[Tag:career, depression, end]
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“- Linda Loman: Why didn't anybody come?
- Charley: It was a very nice funeral.
- Linda Loman: But where are all the people he knew?”
Kate Reid - Linda Loman
Charles Durning - Charley
[Tag:funeral, popularity, solitude]

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