Poster of Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, April 15 1987
37 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett was
81 in Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Fri, Apr 13 1906 –
Fri, Dec 22 1989
Portrait of Billie WhitelawBillie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw was
54 in Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Mon, Jun 06 1932 –
Sun, Dec 21 2014
Portrait of David WarrilowDavid Warrilow
David Warrilow was
52 in Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
as 'text reader'.
Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Thu, Aug 17 1995
Portrait of Tony DoyleTony Doyle
Tony Doyle was
45 in Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
as 'narrator'.
Thu, Jan 01 1942 –
Fri, Jan 28 2000

Crew

Portrait of Seán O'MórdhaSeán O'Mórdha
Seán O'Mórdha was
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Portrait of Richard EllmannRichard Ellmann
Richard Ellmann was
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