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.
Cast
Benedict CumberbatchVincent Van Gogh 
Jamie ParkerTheo Van Gogh 
Aidan McArdlePaul Gauguin 
Christopher GoodTheodorus Van Gogh 
Rowena CooperAnna Van Gogh 
Daniel WeymanAnthon Van Rappard 
Ferdinand KingsleyAlbert Aurier - D
David BaronBernard Soule 
Stephanie JacobMarguerite Crevlin - K
Katherine KanterJeanne Coulomb 
Richard TrinderDr. Peyron 
Jim CreightonFelix Ray 
Alan YentobSelf - Narrator 
Vincent van GoghSelf (archive footage)
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