The Salesman (2016 film) The Salesman (2016 film) The Salesman (, released in France as "Le Client") is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini. It is about a married couple who perform Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" on stage, when the wife is assaulted. Her husband attempts to determine the identity of the attacker, while she struggles to cope with post-trauma stress. Farhadi chose Miller's play as his story within a story based on shared themes. A co-production between Iran and France, the film was shot in Tehran, beginning in 2015.
The Traveling Salesman (1921 film) The Traveling Salesman (1921 film) The Traveling Salesman is a 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle. It is based on a 1908 play, "The Traveling Salesman", by James Grant Forbes. A 1916 film of the play starred Frank McIntyre who had also starred in the play. A print of "The Traveling Salesman" with German intertitles survives at the George Eastman House. As described in a film publication, Bob Blake (Arbuckle), a travelling salesman, is the victim of a practical joke and gets off the train before his intended destination of Grand River. Bob is drenched in the pouring rain