Wittgenstein (1993)
March 26, 1993Release Date
Wittgenstein (1993)
March 26, 1993Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Wittgenstein is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kino Film Collection, Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
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
Howard Sooley
Kurt Wittgenstein
David Radzinowicz
Rudolf Wittgenstein
Jan Latham-Koenig
Paul Wittgenstein / Original Music Composer
Tariq Ali
Producer
John Quentin
John Maynard Keynes
Layla Alexander Garrett
Sophie Janovskaya
Donald McInnes
Hairdresser
Tony Peake
Tutor
Michelle Wade
Tutor
Tanya Wade
Tutor
Christopher Hughes
Prisoner
Roger Cook
Tutor
Anna Campeau
Tutor
Mike O'Pray
Tutor
Hussein McGraw
Prisoner
Budge Tremlett
Prisoner / Editor
Aisling Magill
Schoolgirl
Perry Kadir
Artist's Model
Ashley Russell
Student
Stuart Bennett
Student
David Mansell
Student
Steven Downes
Student
Peter Fillingham
Student
Fayez Samara
Student
Samantha Cones
Cyclist
Kate Temple
Cyclist
Sarah Graham
Cyclist
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 26, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 15m
Content RatingNR
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Wittgenstein is a 1993 experimental comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Derek Jarman, and produced by Tariq Ali. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Japan, the film is loosely based on the life story, as well as the philosophical thinking of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. The adult Wittgenstein is played by Karl Johnson.
The original screenplay by literary critic Terry Eagleton was heavily rewritten during pre-production and shooting by Jarman, radically altering the style and structure, although retaining much of Eagleton's dialogue. The story is not played out in a traditional setting, but rather against a black backdrop within which the actors and key props are placed, as if in a theatre setting.
The film was originally part of a series of 12 films on the life and ideas of philosophers, produced by Ali on behalf of Channel Four. Only four of the scripts got commissioned: Socrates by Howard Brenton, Spinoza by Ali, Locke by David Edgar and Wittgenstein by Eagleton. Spinoza was filmed and directed by Chris Spencer as Spinoza : The Apostle of Reason. Citizen Locke was filmed and directed by Agnieszka Piotrowska. These were broadcast in 1994 as 52-minute television films.