The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The incredible true story that defined our world.

History Drama Mystery Thriller

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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  • Release Date: 2019-03-07
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Director: Farhad Safinia

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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

  • Brian Fortune

    Head Board Member

  • Aidan McArdle

    Defence Attorney Clarke

  • David Crowley

    Parfit

  • Kieran O'Reilly

    Minor's Father

  • Bryan Murray

    Henry Liddell

  • Oengus MacNamara

    Bailiff #1

  • Christopher Maleki

    Joseph

  • Sean Duggan

    Tom Coleman

  • Bryan Quinn

    Sir Richard

  • Steve Gunn

    Lambeth Man

  • Malcolm Freeman

    Colonel

  • Joe McKinney

    Attendant No.1

  • Olivia McKevitt

    Clare Merrett

  • Shane Noone

    George Merrett

  • Robert McCormack

    Harold Murray

  • Ronan O'Connor

    Gate Guard

  • John Morton

    Scriptorium Assistant

  • Abigail Coburn

    Elsie Murray

  • Paul Gough

    Guard

  • Lucas Browne

    Eastman Minor

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