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The Professor and the Madman
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The Professor and the Madman

Mar 7, 2019
2h 4m
★ 7.1

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.

Genres

History
Drama
Mystery
Thriller

Production Companies

Fastnet Films
22H22
Caviar Antwerp NV
Definition Films
Zik Zak Filmworks
Voltage Pictures
Fábrica de Cine
Icon Productions

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Cast

Mel Gibson

James Murray

Mel Gibson

Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor

Sean Penn

Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett

Natalie Dormer

Eddie Marsan

Muncie

Eddie Marsan

Jennifer Ehle

Ada Murray

Jennifer Ehle

Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall

Jeremy Irvine

David O'Hara

Church

David O'Hara

Anthony Andrews

Benjamin Jowett

Anthony Andrews

Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley

Ioan Gruffudd

Stephen Dillane

Dr. Richard Brayne

Stephen Dillane

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Steve Coogan

Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Laurence Fox