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Sales Pitch

1983 0h 5m EN
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 6
DramaAnimationComedy
Synopsis
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A door-to-door salesman tries to use the gift of the gab to sell an elderly couple things they don't really need.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Peter Lord
Languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Conversation Pieces" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0488030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Lord directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 5-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Part of the "Conversation Pieces" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5IMDB entry: tt0488030 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime
5 min · 0h 5m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Conversation Pieces

Animated figures act out documentary-style dialog in this series of five shorts commissioned by Channel 4 in 1982.

Also by

Peter Lord

Production companies

Who made it

  • Aardman

    Aardman

    GB

Key crew

    Themes & keywords

    What it's about, really

    • salesman
    • clay animation
    • short film

    Release history · US

    When it landed

    • Theatrical1983-10-31

    Also known as

    International titles

    • DörrknackarenSE
    • Conversation Pieces: Sales PitchGB

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