Dance First
movie

Think later.
Released November 03, 2023
Overview
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.
Cast

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
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Cillian Hollywood
as
5 year old Samuel
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Patrik Piró
as
Adam
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Léonie Lojkine
as
Younger Suzanne
Crew

James Marsh
as
Director
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Neil Forsyth
as
Screenplay
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Paul Ashton
as
Executive Producer
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Michael Livingstone
as
Producer

Viktória Petrányi
as
Producer
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Tom Thostrup
as
Producer
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Fabien Westerhoff
as
Executive Producer
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Antonio Paladino
as
Director of Photography
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Laura Mihartescu
as
First Assistant Director
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Jessica Anna Camacho
as
Second Assistant Director
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Brigitta Karádi
as
Unit Manager
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Adam Heisler
as
Production Manager