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The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Not Rated
124 min | Biography, Drama, History

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The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Not Rated

124 min | Biography, Drama, History

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.

Director

Farhad Safinia (as P.B. Shemran)

Writers

Todd Komarnicki (screenplay by) | Farhad Safinia (screenplay by) (as P.B. Shemran) | Simon Winchester (based on the book by)

Producers

Nicolas Chartier | Gastón Pavlovich

Composer

Bear McCreary

Cinematographer

Kasper Tuxen

Editor

Dino Jonsäter (edited by)

Casting Director

Daniel Hubbard (as Dan Hubbard)

Production Designer

Tom Conroy

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Release date

May 10, 2019 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

Contacts

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60 cast members

Name	Known for
Mel Gibson James Murray James Murray See fewer	Braveheart (1995)
Sean Penn Dr. William Chester Minor Dr. William Chester Minor See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
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