Wittgenstein (1993)

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.

IMDb rating	6.9
Producers	Channel Four Films, British Film Institute, Bandung Productions
Original title	Wittgenstein
Directors	Derek Jarman
Writers	Ken Butler, Terry Eagleton, Derek Jarman

Cast

Clancy Chassay

as Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson

as Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough

as Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton

as Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins

as Johnny

Nabil Shaban

as Martian

Sally Dexter

as Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour

as Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon

as Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh

as Gretyl Wittgenstein

Vanya Del Borgo

as Helene Wittgenstein

Ben Scantlebury

as Hans Wittgenstein

Howard Sooley

as Kurt Wittgenstein

David Radzinowicz

as Rudolf Wittgenstein

Jan Latham-Koenig

as Paul Wittgenstein

John Quentin

as John Maynard Keynes

Layla Alexander Garrett

as Sophie Janovskaya

Donald McInnes

as Hairdresser

Tony Peake

as Tutor

Michelle Wade

as Tutor

Tanya Wade

as Tutor

Christopher Hughes

as Prisoner

Roger Cook

as Tutor

Anna Campeau

as Tutor

Mike O'Pray

as Tutor

Hussein McGraw

as Prisoner

Budge Tremlett

as Prisoner

Aisling Magill

as Schoolgirl

Perry Kadir

as Artist's Model

Ashley Russell

as Student

Stuart Bennett

as Student

David Mansell

as Student

Steven Downes

as Student

Peter Fillingham

as Student

Fayez Samara

as Student

Samantha Cones

as Cyclist

Kate Temple

as Cyclist

Sarah Graham

as Cyclist