Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
1984•NR•1h 18m•Released
Documentary
The elusive author of Waiting for Godot cooperated in the production of this portrait, which traces Beckett’s artistic life through his prose, plays, and poetry. Billie Whitelaw, Jack McGowran, and Patrick Magee—Beckett’s great dramatic interpreters—appear in selected extracts from the plays; Beckett specialist David Warrilow narrates a variety of texts.
Director
Seán O'Mórdha
Writer
Richard Ellmann
Languages
English
Studio
RTÉ
Cast
Tony Doyle
Self - Narrator (Voice)
David Warrilow
Self - Text Reader (Voice)
Samuel Beckett
Self - (Archive)
Billie Whitelaw
Self
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