The Professor and the Madman
“The incredible true story that defined our world.”
2019•2h 4m•7.1•Released
HistoryDramaMysteryThriller
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
Writer
Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, John Boorman
Budget
$25M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Fastnet Films
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
Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett
Ioan Gruffudd
Henry Bradley
Stephen Dillane
Dr. Richard Brayne
Steve Coogan
Frederick James Furnivall
Laurence Fox
Philip Lyttelton Gell
Lars Brygmann
Max Mueller
Brendan Patricks
Winston Churchill
Adam Fergus
Alfred Minor
Production
Company
Fastnet Films
Company
22H22
Company
Caviar Antwerp NV
Company
Definition Films
Company
Zik Zak Filmworks
Company
Voltage Pictures
Company
Fábrica de Cine
Company
Icon Productions
Producer
Mel Gibson
Producer
Gastón Pavlovich
Producer
Bruce Davey
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