---
title: 'Death of a Salesman (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Volker Schlöndorff'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-salesman-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089006/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death of a Salesman (1985)

1985 · 136 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Death of a Salesman is a 1985 American tragedy television film directed by Volker Schlöndorff, adapted from Arthur Miller's 1949 play. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, Kate Reid as Linda, John Malkovich as Biff, Stephen Lang as Happy, and Charles Durning as Charley. The film is based upon the 1984 Broadway revival, and features the same principal cast. It closely follows Miller's original stage script, with only minor differences.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Volker Schlöndorff](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-schlondorff)
- **Screenplay:** [Arthur Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-miller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alex North](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-north)
- **Producer:** [Robert F. Colesberry](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-f-colesberry)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ballhaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ballhaus)
- **Editor:** [Mark Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-burns)

## Cast

- [Dustin Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dustin-hoffman)
- [Jon Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-polito)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Louis Zorich](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-zorich)
- [Stephen Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-lang)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Kate Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-reid)
- [Linda Kozlowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-kozlowski)

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