Van Gogh: Painted with Words
2010•1h 20m•7.3•Released
DramaDocumentary
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
Writer
Theo van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Vincent Van Gogh
Jamie Parker
Theo Van Gogh
Aidan McArdle
Paul Gauguin
Christopher Good
Theodorus Van Gogh
Rowena Cooper
Anna Van Gogh
Daniel Weyman
Anthon Van Rappard
Ferdinand Kingsley
Albert Aurier
David Baron
Bernard Soule
Stephanie Jacob
Marguerite Crevlin
Katherine Kanter
Jeanne Coulomb
Richard Trinder
Dr. Peyron
Jim Creighton
Felix Ray
Alan Yentob
Self - Narrator
Vincent van Gogh
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
BBC
Company
BBC Scotland
Producer
Alan Yentob
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