Salesman: Filmmaker Interview

Name: Salesman: Filmmaker Interview
Uploaded: 2012-06-07T20:03:58Z
Duration: P0S
Description: 'Salesman' is the bittersweet classic from pioneering filmmakers follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. Co-directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin talk about the goals they set out with when they made 'Salesman' in the 1960s.

Clip: Season 3

'Salesman' is the bittersweet classic from pioneering filmmakers follows four door-to-door Bible salesmen as they walk the line between hype and despair. Co-directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin talk about the goals they set out with when they made 'Salesman' in the 1960s.

Aired: 07/23/90

Rating: NR

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