Salesman

1969 | 90 minutes | 7.2 ★ (83)

Salesman
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    17 April 1969

  • DirectingDavid Maysles
  • Budget

    $105,000.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

  • Stars

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