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Samuel Beckett, Alan Schneider

Film

Edition 1974
20' - 1965 - Drama
Director: Samuel Beckett, Alan Schneider With: Buster Keaton, Nell Harrison, James Karen, Susan Reed
A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music, save one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based around Bishop Berkeley's principle 'esse est percipi' (to be is to be perceived), Keaton's very existence conspires against his efforts.

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Credits

Director

Samuel Beckett, Alan Schneider

With

Buster Keaton, Nell Harrison, James Karen, Susan Reed

Scenario

Samuel Beckett

Director of Photography

Boris Kaufman

Editor

Sidney Meyers

Production studios

Evergreen

More information

Countries of production

United States of America

Year

1965

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