Movie: Van Gogh: Painted with Words

Top 10 Billed Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch

Vincent Van Gogh

Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker

Theo Van Gogh

Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle

Paul Gauguin

Christopher Good
Christopher Good

Theodorus Van Gogh

Rowena Cooper
Rowena Cooper

Anna Van Gogh

Daniel Weyman
Daniel Weyman

Anthon Van Rappard

Ferdinand Kingsley
Ferdinand Kingsley

Albert Aurier

David Baron
David Baron

Bernard Soule

Stephanie Jacob
Stephanie Jacob

Marguerite Crevlin

Katherine Kanter
Katherine Kanter

Jeanne Coulomb

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2010-04-05

  • Average

    7.3

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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