Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Van Gogh: Painted with Words
Release: 2010-04-05
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 7.3
Drama
Documentary
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BBC
BBC Scotland
Cast
Vincent van Gogh
as Self (archive footage)
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Vincent Van Gogh
Christopher Good
as Theodorus Van Gogh
Daniel Weyman
as Anthon Van Rappard
Richard Trinder
as Dr. Peyron
Jim Creighton
as Felix Ray
Jamie Parker
as Theo Van Gogh
Aidan McArdle
as Paul Gauguin
Rowena Cooper
as Anna Van Gogh
Ferdinand Kingsley
as Albert Aurier
Stephanie Jacob
as Marguerite Crevlin
Alan Yentob
as Self - Narrator
