appendix to the anthology Imagining Reality: The Faber Book of Documentary. The letter, which is signed by all three of the film's credited directors, states in part: Legacy In 1992, Salesman was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2018. "Globesman" (2016) was a parody of Salesman in the fourth episode of the second season of Documentary Now!. See also List of American films of 1969 Direct cinema References External links Salesman official website, MayslesFilms.com Salesman at DVD Beaver (includes images) Trailer on Vimeo Salesman an essay by Toby Miller at the Criterion Collection 1969 films 1969 documentary films American documentary films Black-and-white documentary films Documentary films about businesspeople Documentary films about the Bible Films directed by Albert and David Maysles Films shot in Chicago Films shot in Florida Films shot in Massachusetts Personal selling POV (TV series) films United States National Film Registry films Works about book publishing and bookselling American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films Films about salespeople