Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told (1996)
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told (1996)
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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Ronald Pickup Ronald Pickup As: Narrator
Stephen Rea Stephen Rea As: Voice
Denys Hawthorne Denys Hawthorne As: Voice
Patrick Magee Patrick Magee As: Archival Footage
Billie Whitelaw Billie Whitelaw As: interviewee
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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. 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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Language: English, Français

Release Date: 13 April 1996

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Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Araby Production

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Roland Keating

Roland Keating

Story Editor

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Seamus Deasy

Seamus Deasy

Executive Co-Producer

Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson

Executive Co-Producer

Kitty Mullany

Kitty Mullany

Producer

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Nico Vermeulen

Nico Vermeulen

Camera Operator

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Pat Hayes

Pat Hayes

Mix Technician

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