Death of a Salesman (1951)
First screened in February 2016

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Director: Laslo Benedek. Cast: Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy, Cameron Mitchell, Howard Smith, Don Keefer, David Alpert, Royal Beal, Jesse White, Claire Carleton, Elisabeth Fraser, Patricia Edwards. Screenplay: Stanley Roberts (based on the play by Arthur Miller).

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Twitter Capsule: Direction not limber enough to free strong cast and text into full potentials. Keyed to the stage. Good score.

VOR: ③  Like the play, Salesman on film departs more often from realism and breaks up Aristotelian unities more often than you may recall. Hardly pure cinema, but some chance-taking.

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Photo © 1951 Columbia Pictures/Stanley Kramer Productions

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Actor: Fredric March
	Best Supporting Actress: Mildred Dunnock
	Best Supporting Actor: Kevin McCarthy
	Best Cinematography (Black & White): Franz Planer
	Best Original Score (Drama/Comedy): Alex North
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Director: Laslo Benedek
★	Best Actor (Drama): Fredric March
★	Most Promising Newcomer (Male): Kevin McCarthy
★	Best Cinematography (Black & White): Franz Planer
Other Awards:
	Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (March)

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