The Professor and the Madman (2019)

  • NR
  • 05/10/2019 (US)
  • History, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • 2h 4m

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.

Farhad Safinia

Director, Writer

John Boorman

Writer

Todd Komarnicki

Writer

Cast

Mel Gibson's headshot

Mel Gibson

James Murray
Sean Penn's headshot

Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor
Eddie Marsan's headshot

Eddie Marsan

Muncie
Natalie Dormer's headshot

Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett
Ioan Gruffudd's headshot

Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley
Steve Coogan's headshot

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall
Jeremy Irvine's headshot

Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall
Brendan Patricks's headshot

Brendan Patricks

Winston Churchill

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