The Professor and the Madman
5.5 Score
Budget$25M
Box office$5M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America · FR · MX · BE · IS · IE
2019 2h 4m Not Rated Mystery Thriller Drama History

The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

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.

Crew
Director Farhad Safinia Writer John Boorman Writer Todd Komarnicki Writer Farhad Safinia

Top Cast

Mel Gibson James Murray 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

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