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.
Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen
James Joyce
Sandrine Bonnaire
Suzanne
Fionn O'Shea
Young Samuel
Maxine Peake
Barbara
Bronagh Gallagher
Nora Barnacle
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
May Beckett
Caroline Boulton
Sylvia Beach
Gráinne Good
Lucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood
5 year old Samuel
Patrik Piró
Adam
Léonie Lojkine
Younger Suzanne
Andrew Hefler
Leon
Barry O'Connor
William Beckett
Caleb Johnston-Miller
10 year old Samuel
Robert Aramayo
Alfred Peron
Rebecka Johnston
Woman 1
Szabolcs Kelemen
Prudent
Laurent Winkler
King Gustav
Jenni Bowden
Woman 2
Júlia Szász
Mania
Francis McBurney
M
László Aranyossy
Priest
Ildikó Hidasi
Lady with dog
Dávid Mester
Resistance member #3 (uncredited)
Crew
James Marsh
Director
Neil Forsyth
Screenplay
David Charap
Editor
Antonio Paladino
Director of Photography
Laura Mihartescu
First Assistant Director
Jessica Anna Camacho
Second Assistant Director
Paul Ashton
Executive Producer
Fabien Westerhoff
Executive Producer
Tom Thostrup
Producer
Viktória Petrányi
Producer
Michael Livingstone
Producer
Damien Creagh
Production Design
Olivia Scott-Webb
Casting Director
Attila Végh
Hair Designer
Nóra Koltai
Makeup Designer
Maya Angelus
Standby Art Director
Réka Görgényi
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Orosz Tamás
Set Dresser
Balázs Bakró
Props
Adam Heisler
Production Manager
Brigitta Karádi
Unit Manager
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