Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
★ 8 · 1988 · 137m · Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
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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