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Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
Overview
Samuel Beckett has fascinated Adrian Dunbar since he was a young student. Now, 30 years after Beckett's death in Paris, Dunbar explores what made the man who made Waiting for Godot.
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Cast
Adrian Dunbar
Self - Presenter
Stephen Rea
Self
James Knowlson
Self
Barry McGovern
Self
John Minihan
Self
Clara Simpson
Self
Samuel Beckett
Self (Archive)
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