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The Professor and the Madman

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.

Directed byFarhad Safinia

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
EN
Released
March 7, 2019
Budget
$25,000,000
Revenue
$4,957,273
Studios
Fastnet Films22H22Zik Zak Filmworks

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The Professor and the Madman | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment

The Professor and the Madman | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment

The Professor And The Madman Official Trailer

The Professor And The Madman Official Trailer

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Farhad Safinia
Farhad Safinia
Written by
John Boorman
John Boorman
Todd Komarnicki
Todd Komarnicki
Produced by
Bruce Davey
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson

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