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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1993-03-26
- video_camera_front Companies BFI, Bandung Productions, Film4 Productions
- timer Runtime: 69 Mins
- star Rating: 6.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 83 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0108583
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Clancy Chassay
Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough
Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton
Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins
Johnny

Nabil Shaban
Martian

Sally Dexter
Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour
Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon
Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh
Gretyl Wittgenstein

Vanya Del Borgo
Helene Wittgenstein

Ben Scantlebury
Hans Wittgenstein

Howard Sooley
Kurt Wittgenstein

David Radzinowicz
Rudolf Wittgenstein

Jan Latham-Koenig
Paul Wittgenstein

John Quentin
John Maynard Keynes

Layla Alexander Garrett
Sophie Janovskaya

Donald McInnes
Hairdresser

Tony Peake
Tutor

Michelle Wade
Tutor

Tania Wade
Tutor

Christopher Hughes
Prisoner

Roger Cook
Tutor

Anna Campeau
Tutor

Mike O'Pray
Tutor

Hussein McGraw
Prisoner

Budge Tremlett
Prisoner

Aisling Magill
Schoolgirl

Perry Kadir
Artist's Model

Ashley Russell
Student

Stuart Bennett
Student

David Mansell
Student

Steven Downes
Student

Peter Fillingham
Student

Fayez Samara
Student

Samantha Cones
Cyclist

Kate Temple
Cyclist

Sarah Graham
Cyclist
groups Crew

Derek Jarman
Director

Sandy Powell
Costume Design

Jan Latham-Koenig
Original Music Composer

Terry Eagleton
Writer

James Welland
Director of Photography

Budge Tremlett
Editor

Derek Jarman
Writer

Takashi Asai
Executive Producer

Ben Gibson
Executive Producer

Tariq Ali
Producer

Ken Butler
Writer
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