"Think later." 03 November 2023 Drama, History 100 mins
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts. Titled after Beckett’s famous ethos “Dance first, think later”, the film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon.
Watch the official Dance First 2023 trailer in HD below.
Gabriel Byrne as Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen as James Joyce
Sandrine Bonnaire as Suzanne
Fionn O'Shea as Young Samuel
Maxine Peake as Barbara
Bronagh Gallagher as Nora Barnacle
Lisa Dwyer Hogg as May Beckett
Caroline Boulton as Sylvia Beach
Gráinne Good as Lucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood as 5 year old Samuel
Patrik Piró as Adam
Léonie Lojkine as Younger Suzanne
Andrew Hefler as Leon
Barry O'Connor as William Beckett
Caleb Johnston-Miller as 10 year old Samuel
Robert Aramayo as Alfred Peron
Antonio Paladino Director of Photography
Paul Ashton Executive Producer
Neil Forsyth Screenplay
Tom Thostrup Producer
Laura Mihartescu First Assistant Director
James Marsh Director
Fabien Westerhoff Executive Producer
Viktória Petrányi Producer
Michael Livingstone Producer
Attila Végh Hair Designer
Adam Heisler Production Manager
Réka Görgényi Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Balázs Bakró Props
Orosz Tamás Set Dresser
David Charap Editor
Damien Creagh Production Design
Australia 01 August 2024
China 14 June 2024
Spain 15 December 2023
United Kingdom 14 December 2023
Italy 01 February 2024
New Zealand 01 August 2024
Portugal 03 November 2023
Russia 18 April 2024
Taiwan 12 April 2024
Ukraine 27 June 2024
United States 16 August 2024
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