Godot in San Quentin (1988)

ALL 10/09/1988 (en) Documentary 58 Min
  • Release
    10/09/1988
  • Production
    Global Village
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  • Original title
    Godot in San Quentin
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. John Reilly

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Diane Shamis

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Spoon Jackson

    Pozzo

  2. Jan Jönson

    Stage director

  3. Happy

    Estragon

  4. Twin

    Vladimir

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 3

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Godot in San Quentin (1988) 58 Min

ALL 10/09/1988 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/09/1988
  • Production
    Global Village
  • Original title Godot in San Quentin
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. John Reilly

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Diane Shamis

    Editor

  4. Producer