CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 0h 58m

Godot in San Quentin

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A documentary made at the set up of a theater production, of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot", directed by Jan Jönson, played by prisoners, at San Quentin State Prison in California.The play is about two men who meet on a lonely country road, waiting for someone called Godot to confirm their lives and make life easier for them to live. Towards the end Godot announces that he will not come tonight, but maybe tomorrow. Producer and director John Reilly and a crew spent four weeks at the maximum-security facility; rehearsal and performance sequences are inter-cut with footage of daily prison life and discussions with the principal characters.

Directed byJohn Reilly

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
October 9, 1988
Studios
Global Village

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Spoon Jackson

Pozzo

Jan Jönson

Stage director

Happy

Estragon

Twin

Vladimir

Creative team
Directed by
John Reilly
Written by
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett

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