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Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.
Theatrical
Aug 9, 2024
Digital
Aug 16, 2024
Box Office
$163K
Director
Writer
Producers
Paul Ashton, Michael Livingstone, Viktória Petrányi
Studio
2LE Media, Film Constellation, Proton Cinema, Sky Arts, uMedia
Cast
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Gabriel Byrne
Samuel Beckett
A
Aidan Gillen
James Joyce
S
Sandrine Bonnaire
Suzanne
F
Fionn O'Shea
Young Samuel
M
Maxine Peake
Barbara
B
Bronagh Gallagher
Nora Barnacle
L
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
May Beckett
C
Caroline Boulton
Sylvia Beach
G
Gráinne Good
Lucia Joyce
A
Andrew Hefler
Leon
B
Barry O'Connor
William Beckett
C
Caleb Johnston-Miller
10 year old Samuel
R
Robert Aramayo
Alfred Peron
R
Rebecka Johnston
Woman 1
L
Laurent Winkler
King Gustav
J
Júlia Szász
Mania
F
Francis McBurney
M
