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Wittgenstein

Play trailer Poster for Wittgenstein 1993,  1h 11m,  Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 75% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Derek Jarman's portrait of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, focusing on his theories and repressed homosexuality.

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B.L. Panther The Spool Jun 9, 2021
Jarman uses a black box set to make time and place irrelevant while foregrounding the true stars of the film - the human mind and Sandy Powell's brilliantly eccentric costume design. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Mar 10, 2012
A
Johnson tore into his role like a hungry barnyard dog into a carcass. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Aug 23, 2008
One of Britain's most famous avant garde filmmakers, Derek Jarman, constructs a biopic of Viennese philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein with a bravura display of visual imagery Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 4, 2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jul 20, 2003
Offers many zany snapshots of the 20th century Austrian who made philosophy more self-conscious Go to Full Review
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Hermione W Dec 24, 2018 If you have found out about this film, you definitely need to watch it. Experimental, innovative & very conceptual film malking.
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Cast & Crew

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Derek Jarman

Director

Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough

Bertrand Russell

Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

John Quentin

Maynard Keynes

Kevin Collins

Johnny

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Wittgenstein

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Movie Info

Synopsis Derek Jarman's portrait of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, focusing on his theories and repressed homosexuality.
Director
Derek Jarman
Producer
Tariq Ali
Screenwriter
Ken Butler, Terry Eagleton, Derek Jarman
Distributor
Zeitgeist, Kino Video, Cinemagi
Production Co
Bandung Productions, Uplink Co., Channel Four Films, BFI Production
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 1993, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
1h 11m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby
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