Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Release Date: 1996-04-13
Overview: 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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Cast
Ronald Pickup
as Narrator
Stephen Rea
as Voice
Denys Hawthorne
as Voice
Patrick Magee
as Archival Footage
Billie Whitelaw
as interviewee
Crew
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Seán O'Mórdha - Director
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Roland Keating - Story Editor
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Martin Duffy - Editor
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John O'Conor - Music
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Nico Vermeulen - Camera Operator
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