Wittgenstein
1993A 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.
Acted in
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
