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The Professor and the Madman (2019)

2h 4m · 7 Mar 2019

The incredible true story that defined our world.

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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.

Movie ID3643
GenreDrama, History
DirectorFarhad Safinia
Main castMel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Anthony Andrews
Release date7 March 2019
Release year2019
LanguageEnglish
Duration124 min (2h 4m)
Rating7.1 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseFastnet Films

Director: Farhad Safinia
Writers: Farhad Safinia, Todd Komarnicki, John Boorman

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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 Brian FortuneHead Board Member Aidan McArdleDefence Attorney Clarke David CrowleyParfit Kieran O'ReillyMinor's Father Bryan MurrayHenry Liddell

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