Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

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1 hr 43 min

1996-04-13

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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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Characters

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

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