Release Date
13 Apr, 1996
Runtime
01:43: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.
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Actors
Ronald Pickup
Stephen Rea
Denys Hawthorne
Patrick Magee
Billie Whitelaw
Marie Kean
Stephen Brennan
Bosco Hogan
John Kavanagh
Crew
Simon J. Willis