Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (Video 2003)

Follows the "Beckett on Film" project, which produced film adaptations of Samuel Beckett's nineteen plays.

Director:

Pearse Lehane

Writers:

Samuel Beckett (plays), Pearse Lehane

Stars:

Stephen Brennan, Michael Colgan, John Crowley

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Brennan	...	Himself - Lucky ("Waiting for Godot")
Michael Colgan	...	Himself - Producer
John Crowley	...	Himself - Director ("Come and Go")
Paola Dionisotti	...	From "Come and Go" (archive footage)
Atom Egoyan	...	Himself - Director ("Krapp's Last Tape")
Sean Foley	...	Himself - Man ("Act Without Words I")
Michael Gambon	...	From "Endgame" (archive footage)
John Gielgud	...	Himself, from "Catastrophe"
Enda Hughes	...	Himself - Director ("Act Without Words II")
John Hurt	...	Himself - Krapp)
Jeremy Irons	...	Himself - Reader / Listener ("Ohio Impromptu")
Neil Jordan	...	Himself - Director ("Not I")
Garrett Keogh	...	Narrator
Pat Kinevane	...	(archive footage)
Pearse Lehane	...	Interviewer

Storyline

Follows the "Beckett on Film" project, which produced film adaptations of Samuel Beckett's nineteen plays.

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Plot Keywords:

actor | reference to samuel beckett | filmmaking | acting | behind the scenes | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 February 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emdee 2000 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Color:

Black and White Color

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