CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 1h 40m
Dance First

Think later.

66%(27)IMDbHistoryDrama

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.

Directed byJames Marsh

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
November 3, 2023
Revenue
$162,919
Studios
2LE MediaFilm ConstellationProton Cinema

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Trailers & teasers

2 videos
Official US Trailer

Official US Trailer

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Samuel Beckett

Aidan Gillen

Aidan Gillen

James Joyce

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Suzanne

Fionn O'Shea

Fionn O'Shea

Young Samuel

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Barbara

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Nora Barnacle

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

Lisa Dwyer Hogg

May Beckett

Caroline Boulton

Caroline Boulton

Sylvia Beach

Gráinne Good

Gráinne Good

Lucia Joyce

Cillian Hollywood

5 year old Samuel

Creative team
Directed by
James Marsh
James Marsh
Written by
Neil Forsyth
Produced by
Tom Thostrup
Viktória Petrányi
Viktória Petrányi

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