Godot in San Quentin

Godot in San Quentin (1988)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1988-10-09
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Global Village
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Reilly

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Summary

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.

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  • Spoon Jackson

    as Pozzo
  • Jan Jönson

    as Stage director
  • Happy

    as Estragon
  • Twin

    as Vladimir
Directing John Reilly Director
Writing Samuel Beckett Writer
Editing Diane Shamis Editor