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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The incredible true story that defined our world.

Rating

Genre: History, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime: 2hr 4min

Director: Farhad Safinia

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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.

🎭 Top Cast

Cast member photo for mel-gibson — Mel Gibson
James Murray

Cast member photo for sean-penn — Sean Penn
Dr. William Chester Minor

Cast member photo for eddie-marsan — Eddie Marsan
Muncie

Cast member photo for natalie-dormer — Natalie Dormer
Eliza Merrett

Cast member photo for ioan-gruffudd — Ioan Gruffudd
Henry Bradley

Cast member photo for steve-coogan — Steve Coogan
Frederick James Furnivall

Cast member photo for jeremy-irvine — Jeremy Irvine
Charles Hall

Cast member photo for brendan-patricks — Brendan Patricks
Winston Churchill

Cast member photo for adam-fergus — Adam Fergus
Alfred Minor

Cast member photo for jennifer-ehle — Jennifer Ehle
Ada Murray

Cast member photo for brian-fortune — Brian Fortune
Head Board Member

Cast member photo for aidan-mcardle — Aidan McArdle
Defence Attorney Clarke

Cast member photo for david-crowley — David Crowley
Parfit

Cast member photo for kieran-oreilly — Kieran O'Reilly
Minor's Father

Cast member photo for bryan-murray — Bryan Murray
Henry Liddell

Cast member photo for oengus-macnamara — Oengus MacNamara
Bailiff #1

Cast member photo for christopher-maleki — Christopher Maleki
Joseph

Cast member photo for sean-duggan — Sean Duggan
Tom Coleman

Cast member photo for bryan-quinn — Bryan Quinn
Sir Richard

Cast member photo for steve-gunn — Steve Gunn
Lambeth Man

Cast member photo for malcolm-freeman — Malcolm Freeman
Colonel

Cast member photo for joe-mckinney — Joe McKinney
Attendant No.1

Cast member photo for olivia-mckevitt — Olivia McKevitt
Clare Merrett

Cast member photo for shane-noone — Shane Noone
George Merrett

Cast member photo for robert-mccormack — Robert McCormack
Harold Murray

Cast member photo for ronan-oconnor — Ronan O'Connor
Gate Guard

Cast member photo for john-morton — John Morton
Scriptorium Assistant

Cast member photo for abigail-coburn — Abigail Coburn
Elsie Murray

Cast member photo for paul-gough — Paul Gough
Guard

Cast member photo for lucas-browne — Lucas Browne
Eastman Minor

Cast member photo for stephen-dillane — Stephen Dillane
Dr. Richard Brayne

Cast member photo for david-ohara — David O'Hara
Church

Cast member photo for laurence-fox — Laurence Fox
Philip Lyttelton Gell

Cast member photo for lars-brygmann — Lars Brygmann
Max Mueller

Cast member photo for anthony-andrews — Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett

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