Van Gogh: Painted with Words 2010

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 Cumberbatch

Jamie Parker

Aidan McArdle

Christopher Good

Rowena Cooper

Daniel Weyman

Ferdinand Kingsley

David Baron

Stephanie Jacob

Katherine Kanter

Richard Trinder

Jim Creighton

Alan Yentob

Vincent van Gogh