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Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett(2019)
Status: Released
Date: 2019-12-22
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Time: 0h 58m
Overview:
Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the man who made Waiting for Godot.
Languages: English.
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United Kingdom,
Ireland,
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Adrian Dunbar
Self - Presenter
Stephen Rea
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Barry McGovern
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Clara Simpson
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Samuel Beckett
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