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.
Directed by
Andrew Hutton
Written by
Vincent van Gogh, Theo van Gogh
Benedict Cumberbatch
Vincent Van Gogh
Jamie Parker
Theo Van Gogh
Aidan McArdle
Paul Gauguin
Ferdinand Kingsley
Albert Aurier
Alan Yentob
Self - Narrator
Christopher Good
Theodorus Van Gogh
Rowena Cooper
Anna Van Gogh
Jim Creighton
Felix Ray
Daniel Weyman
Anthon Van Rappard
Vincent van Gogh
Self (archive footage)
Richard Trinder
Dr. Peyron
Stephanie Jacob
Marguerite Crevlin
David Baron
Bernard Soule
Katherine Kanter
Jeanne Coulomb

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