Charles McDevitt, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, David Maysles
The adventures and misadventures of four door-to-door Bible salesmen in Opa-Locka, Florida.
Directed by: Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, David Maysles
Release Date: January 1, 1968
DVD Release Date: January 1, 1998
Stats: 122 reviews
Just watched for film class... characters are interesting in that they're both sympathetic and, at times, reprehensible. Toward the end I felt like I let a salesman into my house and he just wouldn't leave.
It is not long into the film that we begin to realize how amoral its subjects are, none more so than the company that employs them. The salesmen are promised riches limited only by how hard they work to obtain them, despite the fact they only sell to lower and lower-middle class ...( read more)
This documentary film is teriffic. It's heartbreaking to watch the life of these men.
Groundbreaking documentary. A bit slow for the 2000's, but if you pause to see the character development and hypocrisy (lying Bible salesmen), then you may be rewarded with a satisfying movie.
If I was born in another time, I would want to be born during this time. And this would probably have been my job.
It's so depressing to sell the bible. Especially if you're no good at it. The word of God is harder to peddle than you think...
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