Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983 | 58m | English
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| Director: | D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus |
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| Writer: | Samuel Beckett |
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| The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of Billie Whitelaw, whom Schneider, ironically, had never met previously, and takes us through the rehearsal process of Beckett's newest play, including the recording of the dialogue, as almost all of it is voiceover. The final fifteen minutes of the film are the premiere performance in its entirety. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 23, 1983 |
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| Director: | D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus |
| Writer: | Samuel Beckett |
| Genres: | Drama, Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Pennebaker Hegedus Films, The State University of New York |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 23, 2025 Entered: Nov 23, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
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| Billie Whitelaw | The Actress |
| Alan Schneider | The Director |
| Daniel Labeille | The Producer |
| Esther Kling | The Costume Designer |
| Martin Esslin | |
| Samuel Beckett | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
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| Oleg Harencar | Sound Recordist |
| D. A. Pennebaker | Director of Photography, Editor, Director |
| Samuel Beckett | Theatre Play, Writer |
| David Dawkins | Editor |
| Chris Hegedus | Director of Photography, Editor, Director |
| Gvozden Kopani | Production Design |
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