The Professor and the Madman (2019)
The incredible true story that defined our world.
Starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer
Directed by Farhad Safinia
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.
Runtime: 124 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: France,Ireland,United States of America
Genres: Drama,History,Mystery,Thriller
Keywords: based on novel or book,professor,lunatic asylum,biography,mental patient,dictionary,19th century
Cast
James Murray
Dr. William Chester Minor
Eliza Merrett
Henry Bradley
Charles Hall
Winston Churchill
Alfred Minor
Ada Murray
Head Board Member
Defence Attorney Clarke
Parfit
Minor's Father
Henry Liddell
Bailiff #1
Joseph
Tom Coleman
Sir Richard
Lambeth Man
Colonel
Attendant No.1
Clare Merrett
George Merrett
Harold Murray
Gate Guard
Scriptorium Assistant
Elsie Murray
Guard
Eastman Minor
Muncie
Frederick James Furnivall
Dr. Richard Brayne
Church
Philip Lyttelton Gell
Max Mueller