Death of a Salesman climax with Biff hugging Willy and crying as he tries to get Willy to let go of the unrealistic expectations. Rather than listen to what Biff actually says, Willy appears to believe his son has forgiven him and will follow in his footsteps, and after Linda goes upstairs to bed (despite her urging him to follow her), lapses one final time into a hallucination, thinking he sees his long-dead brother Ben, whom Willy idolized. In Willy's mind, Ben approves of the scheme Willy has dreamed up to kill himself in order to give Biff his insurance policy money. Willy exits
Death of a Salesman (1966 U.S. film) Direction Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Electronic Cameramen Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Lighting Directors Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Technical Directors Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Video Tape Editing Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama Personal Award Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording Death of a Salesman (1966 U.S. film) Death of a Salesman is a 1966 American made-for-television film adaptation of the play of the