BACK TO THE COLLECTIONIRISH CINEMA SELECTION / 2019
The Professor and the Madman
THE STORY
The incredible true story that defined our world.
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.
DIRECTORFarhad Safinia
RELEASE YEAR2019
PRODUCTION COUNTRIESFrance / Ireland / Mexico / United States of America / Iceland / Belgium
PRODUCTION COMPANIESFastnet Films, 22H22, Caviar Antwerp NV, Definition Films, Zik Zak Filmworks, Voltage Pictures, Fábrica de Cine, Icon Productions
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CAST
Mel GibsonJames Murray
Sean PennDr. William Chester Minor
Natalie DormerEliza Merrett
Eddie MarsanMuncie
Jennifer EhleAda Murray
Jeremy IrvineCharles Hall
David O'HaraChurch
Anthony AndrewsBenjamin Jowett
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