The Professor and the Madman (2019)

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 (as P.B. Sherman)

Writers:

John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki

Stars:

Natalie Dormer, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn

Cast

Credited cast:
Natalie Dormer	...	Eliza Merrett
Mel Gibson	...	James Murray
Sean Penn	...	Dr. William Chester Minor
Stephen Dillane	...	Dr. Richard Brayne
Jennifer Ehle	...	Ada Murray
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Henry Bradley
Jeremy Irvine	...	Charles Hall
Eddie Marsan	...	Muncie
Steve Coogan
David O'Hara
Laurence Fox
Anthony Andrews
Brendan Patricks	...	Winston Churchill
Adam Fergus	...	Alfred Minor
Brian Fortune	...	Head Board Member

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

winston churchill character | 

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Taglines:

The Incredible True Story That Defined Our World.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Professor and the Madman

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fastnet Films, 22h22, Caviar Antwerp NV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Sean Penn's & Mel Gibson's return to filming in Ireland after This Must Be the Place (2011) and Braveheart (1995) respectively.

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Goofs

Minor has a flashback of the Civil War and we see a man who has lost his leg in battle screaming. But the man has obviously already had surgery on the leg and it is now a healed stump, not a fresh injury.

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Quotes

James Murray: This is about recording the evolution of meaning.

User Reviews

An epic

A few years ago I started to wonder if Hollywood creativity is dry? Now, with this epic movie; not in its events, but in its richness on both the human and artistic sides. A representative performance at the highest level. Four characters centered around; the character of Professor James Murray, played by Mel Gibson and his wife Ada Murray, played by Jennifer Ehle and Dr. William Chester Minor, played by Sean Penn and the wife of the murdered Eliza Merrett, played by Natalie Dormer. These personalities were at the top of their artistic representation, not to mention the characterization of the character and the depth of the human dimension of each. I humbly think that this film will enter Oscar 2020 nominations as the best film and another nomination for the best actor performance to Shin Bin.