Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

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1988
2h 17m
8.0(1 votes)
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Two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone or something named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree on a barren stretch of road, inhabiting a drama spun from their own consciousness.

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