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The Professor and the Madman (2019)
Director: Farhad Safinia
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan
Runtime124 min
Rating15
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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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Fans of historical dramas and psychological thrillers will find much to appreciate in The Professor and the Madman (2019), directed by Farhad Safinia. The film's exploration of the unlikely friendship between lexicographer James Murray (Mel Gibson) and the criminally insane Dr. William Minor (Sean Penn) offers a unique and compelling perspective on the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia, from a screenplay by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester. It stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, and Steve Coogan.
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