Godot in San Quentin
1988•58m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
John Reilly
Writer
Samuel Beckett
Languages
English
Studio
Global Village
Cast
Spoon Jackson
Pozzo
Jan Jönson
Stage director
Happy
Estragon
Twin
Vladimir
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