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Wittgenstein

  • 1993
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.2K
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Wittgenstein (1993)
BiographyComedyDrama

The life of Ludwig Wittgenstein, his ideas, his torment, his relationships with Bertrand Russell and Maynard Keynes, as well as the intellectual and social circles in which he established hi... Read allThe life of Ludwig Wittgenstein, his ideas, his torment, his relationships with Bertrand Russell and Maynard Keynes, as well as the intellectual and social circles in which he established himself in Cambridge.The life of Ludwig Wittgenstein, his ideas, his torment, his relationships with Bertrand Russell and Maynard Keynes, as well as the intellectual and social circles in which he established himself in Cambridge.

  • Director
    • Derek Jarman
  • Writers
    • Derek Jarman
    • Terry Eagleton
    • Ken Butler
  • Stars
    • Clancy Chassay
    • Jill Balcon
    • Sally Dexter
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.2K
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    • Director
      • Derek Jarman
    • Writers
      • Derek Jarman
      • Terry Eagleton
      • Ken Butler
    • Stars
      • Clancy Chassay
      • Jill Balcon
      • Sally Dexter
    • 14User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    • Young Ludwig
    Jill Balcon
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    • Leopoldine
    Sally Dexter
    • Hermine
    Gina Marsh
    • Gretyl
    Vania Del Borgo
    • Helene
    Ben Scantlebury
    • Hans
    Howard Sooley
    • Kurt
    David Radzinowicz
    • Rudolf
    Jan Latham-Koenig
    • Paul
    Tony Peake
    • Tutor
    Michelle Wade
    • Tutor
    Tania Wade
    Tania Wade
    • Tutor
    • (as Tanya Wade)
    Roger Cook
    • Tutor
    Anna Campeau
    • Tutor
    Mike O'Pray
    • Tutor
    Nabil Shaban
    Nabil Shaban
    • Martian
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Ludwig Wittgenstein
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Bertrand Russell
    • Director
      • Derek Jarman
    • Writers
      • Derek Jarman
      • Terry Eagleton
      • Ken Butler
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    • Trivia
      Along with Blue (1993), this is one of the final films of Derek Jarman.
    • Quotes
      • John Maynard Keynes: Let me tell you a little story. There was once a young man who dreamed of reducing the world to pure logic. Because he was a very clever young man, he actually managed to do it. When he'd finished his work, he stood back and admired it. It was beautiful. A world purged of imperfection and indeterminacy. Countless acres of gleaming ice stretching to the horizon. So the clever young man looked around the world he'd created and decided to explore it. He took one step forward and fell flat on his back. You see, he'd forgotten about friction. The ice was smooth and level and stainless. But you couldn't walk there. So the clever young man sat down and wept bitter tears. But as he grew into a wise old man, he came to understand that roughness and ambiguity aren't imperfections, they're what make the world turn. He wanted to run and dance. And the words and things scattered upon the ground were all battered and tarnished and ambiguous. The wise old man saw that that was the way things were. But something in him was still homesick for the ice, where everything was radiant and absolute and relentless. Though he had come to like the idea of the rough ground, he couldn't bring himself to live there. So now he was marooned between earth and ice, at home in neither. And this was the cause of all his grief.
    • Connections
      Featured in Derek Jarman: Life as Art (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Klavierstücke Op. 119 No. 1 Intermezzo in B minor
      Composed by Johannes Brahms

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Витгенштейн
    • Production companies
      • BFI Production
      • Bandung Productions
      • Channel Four Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • £300,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 12m(72 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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