The Professor and the Madman

Name: The Professor and the Madman
Director: Farhad Safinia
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2019-03-07
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle

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2019 · 124 min · History · Drama · TMDB 7.1/10

Overview

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 by Farhad Safinia

Cast

Mel Gibson — James Murray
Sean Penn — Dr. William Chester Minor
Natalie Dormer — Eliza Merrett
Eddie Marsan — Muncie
Jennifer Ehle — Ada Murray