Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein (1993)

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

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.

Date of release
1993-03-26
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (92)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama, History, Comedy
Director
Derek Jarman

Casting

  • 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

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