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Krapp's Last Tape

Synopsis

In Krapp's Last Tape, which was written in English in 1958, an old man reviews his life and assesses his predicament. We learn about him not from the 69-year-old man on stage, but from his 39-year-old self on the tape he chooses to listen to. On the 'awful occasion' of his birthday, Krapp was then and is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and 'separating the grain from the husks'. He isolates memories of value, fertility and nourishment to set against creeping death 'when all my dust has settled'. One part of 19 parts for series "Beckett on Film" featuring filmed versions of Beckett plays, some screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and some on Channel 4 television in the UK in June 2001.

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Atom Egoyan
Screenplay & Story: Samuel Beckett
Original Title: Krapp's Last Tape
Country of Origin: Ireland
Spoken Languages: English
Runtime: 58m
Production Studios: Tyrone Productions, Blue Angels Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dublin Gate Theatre, RTÉ, Parallel Films

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Atom Egoyan

Screenplay & Story

Samuel Beckett

Director of Photography

Peter Mettler, Paul Sarossy

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Atom Egoyan

Producers

Alan Moloney, Michael Colgan

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Atom Egoyan

Director

Alan Moloney

Producer

Atom Egoyan

Editor

Peter Mettler

Director of Photography

Paul Sarossy

Director of Photography

Samuel Beckett

Writer

Michael Colgan

Producer

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Universal — Suitable for all audiences.

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