Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Salesman end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Salesman easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Salesman

Name: Salesman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1969
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Paul Brennan, Charles McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos, Melbourne I. Feltman

The best seller and the world.

Directed by Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, David Maysles

Produced by Maysles Films

196990 min7.2 / 10

A stark, observational portrait of struggling door-to-door Bible salesmen in small-town America, capturing the desperation and futility of their daily grind with unflinching directness.

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.

Clusters

Slow Emotional Collapse Coping With Loss Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Corrupted by Ambition Working-Class Occupations

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Bible Salesman Traveling Salesman Woman Director Door To Door Salesman Direct Cinema Observational Cinema Holy Bible The Bible

Questions people ask

Is Salesman sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Salesman end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Salesman violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Salesman scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Salesman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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