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Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Film

Van Gogh: Painted with Words

7.3

1h 20m

2010

Synopsis

A drama-documentary presented by Alan Yentob, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role. Every word spoken by the actors in this film is sourced from the letters that Van Gogh sent to his younger brother Theo, and of those around him. What emerges is a complex portrait of a sophisticated, civilised and yet tormented man.

Director

Andrew Hutton

DramaDocumentary

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Cast & Crew

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Vincent Van Gogh

Jamie Parker

Jamie Parker

as Theo Van Gogh

Aidan McArdle

Aidan McArdle

as Paul Gauguin

Christopher Good

Christopher Good

as Theodorus Van Gogh

Rowena Cooper

Rowena Cooper

as Anna Van Gogh

Daniel Weyman

Daniel Weyman

as Anthon Van Rappard

Ferdinand Kingsley

Ferdinand Kingsley

as Albert Aurier

David Baron

as Bernard Soule

Stephanie Jacob

Stephanie Jacob

as Marguerite Crevlin

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