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Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

SAMUEL BECKETT: AS THE STORY WAS TOLD

19961h 43m

Directed by Seán O'Mórdha

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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.

Cast

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Narrator

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Voice

Denys Hawthorne

Denys Hawthorne

Voice

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

Archival Footage

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

interviewee

John Calder

John Calder

Interviewee

Marthe Gautier

Marthe Gautier

Interviewee

Marie Kean

Marie Kean

Voice

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Suspense5
Emotion5
Complexity6
Humor5
Realism6
Action5.4
Darkness5

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