
Wittgenstein
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March 26, 1993
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Drama, History, Comedy
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.
Featured Crew
Derek Jarman
Director
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Jan Latham-Koenig
Original Music Composer
Cast

Clancy Chassay
Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough
Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Kevin Collins
Johnny