The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

History · 2020 · 2h 4m

Movie

7.1/10 · TMDB

The incredible true story that defined our world.

Overview

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.

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Cast & crew

Mel GibsonJames Murray
Sean PennDr. William Chester Minor
Natalie DormerEliza Merrett
Eddie MarsanMuncie
Jennifer EhleAda Murray
Jeremy IrvineCharles Hall
David O'HaraChurch
Anthony AndrewsBenjamin Jowett
Ioan GruffuddHenry Bradley
Stephen DillaneDr. Richard Brayne
Steve CooganFrederick James Furnivall
Laurence FoxPhilip Lyttelton Gell
Lars BrygmannMax Mueller
Brendan PatricksWinston Churchill
Adam FergusAlfred Minor

Information

Release date
6 March 2020
Director
Farhad Safinia
Genres
History, Drama
Runtime
2h 4m
Country of origin
Ireland, United States

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