Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence

Synopsis

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.

Director

Seán O'Mórdha

Written by

Richard Ellmann

Studio

RTÉ

Released

29 November 1984

Genres

Documentary