Dance First (2023)
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.
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Gabriel Byrne
as Samuel Beckett
as Samuel Beckett
Aidan Gillen
as James Joyce
as James Joyce
Sandrine Bonnaire
as Suzanne
as Suzanne
Fionn O'Shea
as Young Samuel
as Young Samuel
Maxine Peake
as Barbara
as Barbara
Bronagh Gallagher
as Nora Barnacle
as Nora Barnacle
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
as May Beckett
as May Beckett
Caroline Boulton
as Sylvia Beach
as Sylvia Beach
Gráinne Good
as Lucia Joyce
as Lucia Joyce
Cillian Hollywood
as 5 year old Samuel
as 5 year old Samuel
Patrik Piró
as Adam
as Adam
Léonie Lojkine
as Younger Suzanne
as Younger Suzanne
Andrew Hefler
as Leon
as Leon
Barry O'Connor
as William Beckett
as William Beckett
Caleb Johnston-Miller
as 10 year old Samuel
as 10 year old Samuel
Robert Aramayo
as Alfred Peron
as Alfred Peron
Rebecka Johnston
as Woman 1
as Woman 1
Szabolcs Kelemen
as Prudent
as Prudent
Laurent Winkler
as King Gustav
as King Gustav
Jenni Bowden
as Woman 2
as Woman 2
Júlia Szász
as Mania
as Mania
Francis McBurney
as M
as M
László Aranyossy
as Priest
as Priest
Ildikó Hidasi
as Lady with dog
as Lady with dog
Dávid Mester
as Resistance member #3 (uncredited)
as Resistance member #3 (uncredited)
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Antonio Paladino
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Paul Ashton
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Neil Forsyth
Screenplay
Screenplay
Tom Thostrup
Producer
Producer
Laura Mihartescu
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
James Marsh
Director
Director
Fabien Westerhoff
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Viktória Petrányi
Producer
Producer
Michael Livingstone
Producer
Producer
Attila Végh
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
Adam Heisler
Production Manager
Production Manager
Réka Görgényi
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Balázs Bakró
Props
Props
Orosz Tamás
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
David Charap
Editor
Editor
Damien Creagh
Production Design
Production Design
Brigitta Karádi
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Maya Angelus
Standby Art Director
Standby Art Director
Jessica Anna Camacho
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Olivia Scott-Webb
Casting Director
Casting Director
Nóra Koltai
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
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