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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

“The incredible true story that defined our world.”
★ 7.1 /10 (1,267) • 2019 • 2h 4m
History Drama Mystery Thriller
Director Farhad Safinia
Screenplay John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki
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.
Release
Mar 7, 2019
Budget
$25M
Revenue
$5M
Country
France

Cast

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Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
James Murray
Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Dr. William Chester Minor
Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer
Eliza Merrett
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Muncie
Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle
Ada Murray
Jeremy Irvine
Jeremy Irvine
Charles Hall
David O'Hara
David O'Hara
Church
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett
Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd
Henry Bradley
Stephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane
Dr. Richard Brayne
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Frederick James Furnivall
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox
Philip Lyttelton Gell
Lars Brygmann
Lars Brygmann
Max Mueller
Brendan Patricks
Brendan Patricks
Winston Churchill
Adam Fergus
Adam Fergus
Alfred Minor
Brian Fortune
Brian Fortune
Head Board Member
Aidan McArdle
Aidan McArdle
Defence Attorney Clarke
David Crowley
David Crowley
Parfit
Kieran O'Reilly
Kieran O'Reilly
Minor's Father
Bryan Murray
Bryan Murray
Henry Liddell

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