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Wittgenstein

63 %|Mar 26, 1993|Drama, History, Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Derek Jarman
Director
Jan Latham-Koenig
Original Music Composer
Derek Jarman
Writer
James Welland
Director of Photography
Terry Eagleton
Writer
Budge Tremlett
Editor
Tariq Ali
Producer

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Cast

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Clancy Chassay
Young Wittgenstein
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Karl Johnson
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Michael Gough
Betrand Russell
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Tilda Swinton
Lady Ottoline Morrell
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Sally Dexter
Hermine Wittgenstein
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Lynn Seymour
Lydia Lopokova
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Jill Balcon
Leopoldine Wittgenstein
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Gina Marsh
Gretyl Wittgenstein
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Vanya Del Borgo
Helene Wittgenstein
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Ben Scantlebury
Hans Wittgenstein
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Howard Sooley
Kurt Wittgenstein
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David Radzinowicz
Rudolf Wittgenstein
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Jan Latham-Koenig
Paul Wittgenstein
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John Quentin
John Maynard Keynes
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Layla Alexander Garrett
Sophie Janovskaya
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Donald McInnes
Hairdresser
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Aisling Magill
Schoolgirl
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Perry Kadir
Artist's Model