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71% Critic Match
The Professor and the Madman
“The incredible true story that defined our world.”
7.1 / 10• 2019• 2h 4m•NR• English
HistoryDramaMysteryThriller
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.
Cast & Crew
Mel Gibson
James Murray
Lead
Sean Penn
Dr. William Chester Minor
Natalie Dormer
Eliza Merrett
Eddie Marsan
Muncie
Jennifer Ehle
Ada Murray
Jeremy Irvine
Charles Hall
David O'Hara
Church
Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Farhad Safinia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Professor and the Madman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
