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Wittgenstein (1993)

Overview

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of Wittgenstein, a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.
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Derek Jarman profile
Derek Jarman

Director

Cast

Clancy Chassay profile
Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson profile
Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough profile
Michael Gough

Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton profile
Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins profile
Kevin Collins

Johnny

Nabil Shaban profile
Nabil Shaban

Martian

Sally Dexter profile
Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour profile
Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon profile
Jill Balcon

Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh profile
Gina Marsh

Gretyl Wittgenstein

Vanya Del Borgo profile
Vanya Del Borgo

Helene Wittgenstein

Ben Scantlebury profile
Ben Scantlebury

Hans Wittgenstein

Clancy Chassay profile
Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson profile
Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough profile
Michael Gough

Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton profile
Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins profile
Kevin Collins

Johnny

Nabil Shaban profile
Nabil Shaban

Martian

Sally Dexter profile
Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour profile
Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon profile
Jill Balcon

Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh profile
Gina Marsh

Gretyl Wittgenstein

Vanya Del Borgo profile
Vanya Del Borgo

Helene Wittgenstein

Ben Scantlebury profile
Ben Scantlebury

Hans Wittgenstein

Extra

Release Date

March 26, 1993

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Available On

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