The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.
20192h 4minHistory MoviesEnglish
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Plot

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.

WriterFarhad Safinia
DirectorFarhad Safinia
ActorMel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan
CountryFrance
ProductionFastnet Films