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

Ada Murray: Sometimes when we push away, that is when we most need to be resisted.

User Reviews

Oscar winning Performances

This film is for real cinema lovers, who dont need special effects and flashing images to get excited. I had no expectations when I sat down to view this amazing piece of work. The acting was superb, period costumes on point, casting down to the children, the broadmoor guards all wonderful. Sean Penn deserves an oscar for this extraordinary performance.