Van Gogh: Painted with Words

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

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Parker, Aidan McArdle, Christopher Good, Rowena Cooper, Daniel Weyman, Ferdinand Kingsley, David Baron

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