Wittgenstein

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Age : 76 | Popularity : 10%

Michael Gough

Betrand Russell

Age : 94 | Popularity : 12%

Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Age : 63 | Popularity : 49%

Kevin Collins

Johnny

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Nabil Shaban

Martian

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Sandy Powell
Camera	Director of Photography	James Welland
Directing	Director	Derek Jarman
Writing	Writer	Derek Jarman Terry Eagleton Ken Butler
Editing	Editor	Budge Tremlett
Department	Role	Name

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