Dance First
“Think later.”
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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Cast
25 people
Gabriel Byrne
Samuel Beckett
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Hereditary
Aidan Gillen
James Joyce
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Wire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Suzanne
Known for
La Cérémonie
Vagabond
Fionn O'Shea
Young Samuel
Known for
Normal People
Handsome Devil
Maxine Peake
Barbara
Known for
The Theory of Everything
I Swear
Bronagh Gallagher
Nora Barnacle
Known for
Brassic
You, Me and the Apocalypse
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
May Beckett
Known for
The Fall
Across the Universe
Caroline Boulton
Sylvia Beach
Known for
Houdini
World Without End
Gráinne Good
Lucia Joyce
Known for
Citadel
The Other Lamb
Cillian Hollywood
5 year old Samuel
No other roles listed
Patrik Piró
Adam
No other roles listed
Léonie Lojkine
Younger Suzanne
Known for
Masters of the Air
Souleymane's Story
James Marsh Director · Neil Forsyth Screenplay Antonio Paladino Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $163K · United States release August 9, 2024 · Produced in Belgium, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$162,919
Production
2LE Media
Production
Film Constellation
Production
Proton Cinema
Production
Sky Arts
Production
uMedia
Production
International Film Constellation
Production
Belgium · Hungary · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Spain · September 30, 2023
Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
United States · August 9, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · August 16, 2024
Digital
Australia
August 1, 2024 · Digital
China
June 14, 2024 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Italy
February 1, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
August 1, 2024 · Digital
Portugal
November 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Russia
April 18, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
December 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Ukraine
June 27, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 3, 2023 · Theatrical
December 14, 2023 · Digital · Sky Cinema/Now
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