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The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Poster for The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Farhad Safinia
  • Profile picture of Mel Gibson
    James Murray Mel Gibson
  • Profile picture of Sean Penn
    Dr. William Chester Minor Sean Penn
  • Profile picture of Natalie Dormer
    Eliza Merrett Natalie Dormer
  • Profile picture of Eddie Marsan
    Muncie Eddie Marsan
  • Profile picture of Jennifer Ehle
    Ada Murray Jennifer Ehle
  • Profile picture of Jeremy Irvine
    Charles Hall Jeremy Irvine
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    Church David O'Hara
  • Profile picture of Anthony Andrews
    Benjamin Jowett Anthony Andrews

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • professor
  • lunatic asylum
  • biography
  • mental patient
  • dictionary
  • 19th century