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The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

Genres

HistoryDramaMysteryThriller

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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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Budget

$25000000

Revenue

$4957273

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

7.152/10

Release Date

07 March 2019

Country

France

Cast

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

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Lars Brygmann

Lars Brygmann

Max Mueller

Brendan Patricks

Brendan Patricks

Winston Churchill

Adam Fergus

Adam Fergus

Alfred Minor

Brian Fortune

Brian Fortune

Head Board Member

Aidan McArdle

Aidan McArdle

Defence Attorney Clarke

David Crowley

David Crowley

Parfit

Kieran O'Reilly

Kieran O'Reilly

Minor's Father

Bryan Murray

Bryan Murray

Henry Liddell

Oengus MacNamara

Oengus MacNamara

Bailiff #1

Christopher Maleki

Christopher Maleki

Joseph

Sean Duggan

Sean Duggan

Tom Coleman

Bryan Quinn

Bryan Quinn

Sir Richard

Steve Gunn

Steve Gunn

Lambeth Man

Malcolm Freeman

Malcolm Freeman

Colonel

Joe McKinney

Joe McKinney

Attendant No.1

Olivia McKevitt

Olivia McKevitt

Clare Merrett

Shane Noone

Shane Noone

George Merrett

Robert McCormack

Robert McCormack

Harold Murray

Ronan O'Connor

Ronan O'Connor

Gate Guard

John Morton

John Morton

Scriptorium Assistant

Abigail Coburn

Abigail Coburn

Elsie Murray

Paul Gough

Paul Gough

Guard

Lucas Browne

Lucas Browne

Eastman Minor

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