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

Writers:

John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki

Stars:

Natalie Dormer, Mel Gibson, Sean Penn

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Natalie Dormer	...	Eliza Merrett
Mel Gibson	...	James Murray
Sean Penn	...	Dr. William Chester Minor
Jeremy Irvine	...	Charles Hall
Jennifer Ehle	...	Ada Murray
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Henry Bradley
Aidan McArdle	...	Defence Attorney Clarke
Adam Fergus	...	Alfred Minor
Brendan Patricks	...	Winston Churchill
Kieran O'Reilly	...	Minor's Father
Christopher Maleki	...	Joseph
Sean Duggan	...	Tom Coleman
Bryan Murray	...	Henry Liddell
Brian Fortune	...	Head Board Member
David Crowley	...	Parfit

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:

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 2019 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

O Professor e o Louco

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fastnet Films,22h22,Icon Entertainment International

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's writer & director wrote Apocalypto (2006), which was directed by this film's star Mel Gibson.