The Professor and the Madman

10 May 2019 (USA)

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.

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.

Director: Farhad Safinia
Writer: John Boorman / Todd Komarnicki / Farhad Safinia
Stars: Mel Gibson / Sean Penn / Eddie Marsan / Natalie Dormer / Jennifer Ehle
Genre: Biography / Drama
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