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The Professor and the Madman
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.
2019 · Directed by Farhad Safinia · 124 min · History · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 11 frames
Tagline
The incredible true story that defined our world.
Crew
- Written by: Farhad Safinia, Todd Komarnicki, John Boorman
- Cinematography: Kasper Tuxen
- Edited by: Dino Jonsäter
- Music: Bear McCreary
- Production design: Tom Conroy
- Produced by: Gastón Pavlovich, Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey
Cast
- Mel Gibson as James Murray
- Sean Penn as Dr. William Chester Minor
- Natalie Dormer as Eliza Merrett
- Eddie Marsan as Muncie
- Jennifer Ehle as Ada Murray
- Jeremy Irvine as Charles Hall
- David O'Hara as Church
- Anthony Andrews as Benjamin Jowett
- Ioan Gruffudd as Henry Bradley
- Stephen Dillane as Dr. Richard Brayne
Production
- Country: France, Ireland, Mexico, United States of America, Iceland, Belgium
- Language: English
- Studios: Fastnet Films, 22H22, Caviar Antwerp NV, Definition Films
- Budget: $25,000,000
- Box office: $4,957,273
- Themes: based on novel or book, professor, lunatic asylum, biography, based on true story, mental patient, dictionary, 19th century
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