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The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia (under the pseudonym P. B. Shemran), from a screenplay by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne (published in the United States as The Professor and the Madman) by Simon Winchester.
May 10, 2019 · A biographical drama about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and the unlikely friendship between its compiler James Murray and a patient at a lunatic asylum, Dr. William Minor. Starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer and Eddie Marsan, directed by Farhad Safinia.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Farhad Safinia
- 2019-05-10
May 10, 2019 · A disappointing adaptation of the true story of the first Oxford dictionary editor and his friendship with an asylum patient. The film fails to capture the intellectual thrill of words and instead focuses on the men's underdog status and suffering.
May 10, 2019 · A historical drama based on the true story of Dr. William Chester Minor, a former American Civil War soldier and a patient at an asylum, who helped compile the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. See ratings, reviews, trailer, cast, and where to watch the movie online.
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- Mel Gibson
- Farhad Safinia
- Fastnet Films
The true story of Oxford Professor James Murray who took the lead in creating the Oxford English Dictionary with the help of Dr. William Chester Minor, imprisoned in an insane asylum for the crime of murder.
- 124 min
Watch the trailer of the 2019 biographical drama film based on the true story of the Oxford English Dictionary. Learn how Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) and Dr. W.C. Minor (Sean Penn), a convicted murderer, collaborated on the project.
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While working on the first Oxford English Dictionary, a scholar receives thousands of entries from a doctor with a lengthy vocabulary and dark secrets. Watch trailers & learn more.
