Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein

1993
1h 12m
6.4

6.4/10

92 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History Comedy

"If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done."

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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Production Information

Production Companies
BFI Bandung Productions Channel 4 Television Uplink
Production Countries
Japan United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

biography lgbt gay theme

Quick Facts

Release Date March 26, 1993
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0108583

Cast

Clancy Chassay
Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough
Michael Gough

Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins
Kevin Collins

Johnny

Nabil Shaban
Nabil Shaban

Martian

Sally Dexter
Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour
Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon

Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh
Gina Marsh

Gretyl Wittgenstein

Vanya Del Borgo
Vanya Del Borgo

Helene Wittgenstein

Ben Scantlebury
Ben Scantlebury

Hans Wittgenstein

Key Crew

Derek Jarman
Director
Terry Eagleton
Writer
Derek Jarman
Writer
Takashi Asai
Executive Producer
Ben Gibson
Executive Producer
Tariq Ali
Producer
Ken Butler
Writer