The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

2019
2h 4m
7.1

7.1/10

1,274 votes • View on IMDb
History Drama Mystery Thriller

"The incredible true story that defined our world."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $4,957,273

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Fastnet Films 22H22 Caviar Antwerp NV Definition Films Zik Zak Filmworks Voltage Pictures Fábrica de Cine Icon Productions
Production Countries
France Ireland Mexico United States of America Iceland Belgium
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

based on novel or book professor lunatic asylum biography based on true story mental patient dictionary 19th century

Quick Facts

Release Date March 7, 2019
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt5932728

Cast

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson

James Murray

Sean Penn
Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor

Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett

Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan

Muncie

Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle

Ada Murray

Jeremy Irvine
Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall

David O'Hara
David O'Hara

Church

Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews

Benjamin Jowett

Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley

Stephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane

Dr. Richard Brayne

Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Key Crew

Farhad Safinia
Director
John Boorman
Writer
Todd Komarnicki
Writer
Farhad Safinia
Writer
Bruce Davey
Producer
Mel Gibson
Producer
Gastón Pavlovich
Producer