Product Description

Fredric March offers a powerful performance as Willy Loman, the over-the-hill drummer who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family and his life, in this acclaimed screen adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. The superb cast also includes Mildred Dunnock as Willy's song-suffering wife Linda, and Kevin McCarthy and Cameron Mitchell as Biff and Happy, his troubled sons; produced by Stanley Kramer. 115 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83471 in DVD
• Formats: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 115 minutes

Customer Reviews

Great film; poor DVD
Unfortunately, the quality of print from which this DVD was made is atrocious. Scratches (including a persistent one running through the center of the picture during most of the film) are distracting enough. Worse are the gaps created by scotch tape splices, resulting in missing dialogue and irritating jumps. It is a shame that there isn't a good print of the film, which itself is a tour de force with extraordinary perfromances.

Some things MUST be overlooked
I have purchased lp's and cd's that have sound problems because of the time they were recorded, . Yet the strength and beauty of these performances transcend most of the limitations of archaic recording techniques (The recordings of early Jascha Heifetz and live recordings of Charlie Parker come to mind).
I purchased this as a gift and the recipeint insisted I watch this version with her. I'm glad I did. While it is true that the quality is far from pristine (especially in this "digitally remastered" age), the greatness of this film comes through very clearly.
So, I highly recommend this version. Look beyond the (so-called) poor film quality and watch these incredible performances, especially from Frederich March.