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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

2019•2h 4m•7.1/10
HistoryDramaMysteryThriller

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7.1/10(1K)

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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Production

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

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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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