The Professor and the Madman

★7.1·00·2019·2h 4m
Drama·History

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.

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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

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★7.1· 2019· 2h 4m· Drama, History

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.

Release date7 Mar 2019
DirectorFarhad Safinia
LanguageEN
StatusReleased

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