Film: A Screen Play by Samuel Beckett

Name: Film: A Screen Play by Samuel Beckett
Genre: Short, Drama
Duration: 26 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Richard Goolden, Monica Merlin, Anthony Long

IMDb ID: tt0289187 · Rating: 7.8 (37 votes)

Genres: Short · Drama

An exploration of the philosopher Berkeley's dictum that "to be is to be perceived", from Samuel Beckett's only screenplay, originally written for Buster Keaton.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Film: A Screen Play by Samuel Beckett
United Kingdom: Film: A Screen Play by Samuel BeckettRuntime26 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishProduction CompaniesBritish Film Institute (BFI)
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Directors

David Rayner Clark

Writers

Samuel Beckett

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Max Wall | Character: O
Actor: Patricia Hayes | Character: Flower-Woman
Actor: Richard Goolden | Character: Elderly Man with Monkey
Actor: Monica Merlin | Character: Elderly Woman with Monkey
Actor: Anthony Long | Character: Tall Man
Actor: John Dolan | Character: Short Man
Actor: Gerald Blackmore | Character: Bicycle Rider
Actor: Diana Katis | Character: Bicycle Rider
Actor: Tom Fahy | Character: Tricycle Rider
Actor: Elaine Loudon | Character: Tricycle Rider
Actor: Iain Hood | Character: Sack Catcher
Actor: Paul Sparrow | Character: Sack Swinger
Actor: Jean Ainslie | Character: Newspaper Seller
Actor: John Levitt | Character: Street Cleaner
Actor: Roger Blake | Character: Drummer
Actor: Ernest Brightmore | Character: Worker
Actor: Jack Weatherley | Character: Horse-and-cab Driver
Actor: Johnny Black | Character: Flautist

[Directors Group]
Name: David Rayner Clark | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Samuel Beckett | Role: Writer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mike Tomlinson | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: David Gladwell | Role: Editor

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sheila Davies | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Emily Greenwood | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Helen Barrett | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Diana Webber | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Patsy Nightingale | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: David Lowse | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Mike Billing | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Ollerhead | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: John Winn | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sebastian Dewsbery | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick Duval | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Production Department]
Name: Paul Sparrow | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Pearse Lacey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kay Raven | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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