Van Gogh: Painted with Words
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.
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▶ Watch now on JustWatch, opens in a new tab- Original title
- Van Gogh: Painted with Words
- Release date
- April 5, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 80 minutes
- Studio
- BBC, BBC Scotland
- TMDB audience rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 58 votes
- Also known as
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- Status
- Released
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