Salesman (1969)
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.
Directors: David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.
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Paul Brennan as Himself - 'The Badger' |
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Charles McDevitt as Himself - 'The Gipper' |
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James Baker as Himself - 'The Rabbit' |
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Raymond Martos as Himself - 'The Bull' |
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Melbourne I. Feltman as |
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Margaret McCarron as |
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Kennie Turner as |
| Directing | David Maysles | Director |
| Directing | Albert Maysles | Director |
| Directing | Charlotte Zwerin | Director |
| Camera | Albert Maysles | Director of Photography |
| Production | Albert Maysles | Producer |
| Sound | Dick Vorisek | Sound |
| Editing | David Maysles | Editor |
| Editing | Charlotte Zwerin | Editor |
| Production | David Maysles | Producer |