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The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia (under the pseudonym P. B. Shemran), from a screenplay by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne (published in the United States as The Professor and the Madman) by Simon Winchester.
May 10, 2019 · With Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer. Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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The true story of Oxford Professor James Murray who took the lead in creating the Oxford English Dictionary with the help of Dr. William Chester Minor, imprisoned in an insane asylum for the crime of murder.
The Professor and the Madman. 2019 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 2h 4m | Drama. While working on the first Oxford English Dictionary, a scholar receives thousands of entries from a doctor with a lengthy vocabulary and dark secrets. Starring: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer. Watch all you want.
Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled, but knew that it would take him and his team over a century to compile all known definitions.
Directed by Farhad Safinia and starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Steve Coogan and Natalie Dormen. Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English ...
