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Dance First
“Think later.”
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.
Release / first air2023-11-03
Original languageEN
GenresHistory, Drama
DirectorJames Marsh
WriterNeil Forsyth
BudgetNot available
Revenue$162,919
Production2LE Media, Film Constellation
Cast & Crew
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Gabriel ByrneSamuel Beckett
Aidan GillenJames Joyce
Sandrine BonnaireSuzanne
Fionn O'SheaYoung Samuel
Maxine PeakeBarbara
Bronagh GallagherNora Barnacle
Lisa Dwyer HoggMay Beckett
Caroline BoultonSylvia Beach
Gráinne GoodLucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood5 year old SamuelKeywords
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