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196990 minPGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(101 ratings)• TMDB

Salesman

196990 minPGdocumentary

7.1/ 10(101 ratings)• TMDB

Four door-to-door salesmen for the Mid-American Bible Company struggle to sell gold-leaf Bibles to indifferent customers across small-town America.

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Albert Maysles,

Charlotte Zwerin,

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Four door-to-door salesmen for the Mid-American Bible Company struggle to sell gold-leaf Bibles to indifferent customers across small-town America.

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Albert Maysles

Albert Mayslesdirector

Charlotte Zwerin

Charlotte Zwerindirector

David Maysles

David Mayslesdirector

Paul Brennancast

Charles McDevittcast

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Four door-to-door salesmen from the Mid-American Bible Company navigate the challenges of selling gold-leaf Bibles in 1960s America. Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker, and Raymond "The Bull" Martos travel through small towns, facing an indifferent audience of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples. Their rivalry and struggles highlight the pressures of a declining sales environment, revealing the personal and professional stakes involved in their relentless pursuit of success.

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