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    Godot in San Quentin

    58'

    1988-10-09

    N/A

    Documentary

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingJohn ReillyWritingSamuel Beckett

    Cast

    1

    Pozzo

    Spoon Jackson

    1

    Stage director

    Jan Jönson

    1

    Estragon

    Happy

    1

    Vladimir

    Twin

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Global Village
    • Vote Count: 0
    • Popularity: 0.2798
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Godot in San Quentin

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