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Salesman

The best seller and the world.
Apr 17, 1969 · 1h 30m
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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.

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CAST

Paul Brennan
Himself - 'The Badger'
Charles McDevitt
Himself - 'The Gipper'
James Baker
Himself - 'The Rabbit'
Raymond Martos
Himself - 'The Bull'
Melbourne I. Feltman
Margaret McCarron
Kennie Turner
Directed by David Maysles

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$105,000
Revenue
—
Production
Maysles Films
Country
US

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