Van Gogh

Van Gogh — Plot

Linus Roache stars as troubled painter Vincent van Gogh in this drama from the BBC’s Omnibus series. Struggling to make ends meet first as an art dealer, then as a missionary in a coal mine, van Gogh was tormented by elusive love and madness. After notoriously cutting off his ear and spending a year in an asylum, we see the artists struggles and passions throughout his life.

• Release date
• July 20, 1990
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• History, Documentary
• Director
• Anna Benson Gyles

Van Gogh — Cast

Linus Roache Vincent Van Gogh Kevin Wallace Theo Van Gogh Jack Shepherd Paul Gaugin Anna Cropper Mother Jim Broadbent Roulin David Collings Father Patrick Barlow Dr Peyron