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The Professor and the Madman

“The incredible true story that defined our world.”

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 1.3K votes

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.

Director
Farhad Safinia
Release date
Mar 7, 2019
Original language
English
Origin
Ireland, United States

Cast of The Professor and the Madman

  • Portrait of Mel Gibson

    Mel Gibson

    James Murray

  • Portrait of Sean Penn

    Sean Penn

    Dr. William Chester Minor

  • Portrait of Natalie Dormer

    Natalie Dormer

    Eliza Merrett

  • Portrait of Eddie Marsan

    Eddie Marsan

    Muncie

  • Portrait of Jennifer Ehle

    Jennifer Ehle

    Ada Murray

  • Portrait of Jeremy Irvine

    Jeremy Irvine

    Charles Hall

  • Portrait of David O'Hara

    David O'Hara

    Church

  • Portrait of Anthony Andrews

    Anthony Andrews

    Benjamin Jowett

  • Portrait of Ioan Gruffudd

    Ioan Gruffudd

    Henry Bradley

  • Portrait of Stephen Dillane

    Stephen Dillane

    Dr. Richard Brayne

  • Portrait of Steve Coogan

    Steve Coogan

    Frederick James Furnivall

  • Portrait of Laurence Fox

    Laurence Fox

    Philip Lyttelton Gell

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