This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.
Directed by David Maysles and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin
bible
salesman
traveling salesman
woman director
door to door salesman
direct cinema
observational cinema
holy bible
the bible
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David Maysles
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Albert Maysles
Director
Charlotte Zwerin
Director
Charlotte Zwerin
Editor
David Maysles
Editor
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Albert Maysles
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David Maysles
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Popular Reviews
55 reviews
Estella Copas
9.0★ · 03/25/26
Really enjoyed this. Also, why are the Bible’s so expensive!?
Really enjoyed this. Also, why are the Bible’s so expensive!?
frenchie
8.0★ · 03/06/26
maysles brothers save me.
maysles brothers save me.
Anthony
10.0★ · 03/03/26
“Im sick and tired of being sick and tired”.
“Im sick and tired of being sick and tired”.
Brendan
7.0★ · 02/16/26
The original Book of Mormon musical
The original Book of Mormon musical
Mostly Aidan
10.0★ · 07/27/25
This was just a great documentary about a group of salesmen selling an expensive copy of the Bible. Felt a lot like watching Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
This was just a great documentary about a group of salesmen selling an expensive copy of the Bible. Felt a lot like watching Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
