The Professor and the Madman (2019) movie poster

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

The incredible true story that defined our world.

124 minHistoryDramaMysteryThriller

TMDb7.1/101,293 votes

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.

Country: France, Ireland, Mexico, United States, Iceland, Belgium

Director: Farhad Safinia

Cast

Mel Gibson as James Murray

Mel Gibson

James Murray

Sean Penn as Dr. William Chester Minor

Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor

Natalie Dormer as Eliza Merrett

Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett

Eddie Marsan as Muncie

Eddie Marsan

Muncie

Jennifer Ehle as Ada Murray

Jennifer Ehle

Ada Murray

Jeremy Irvine as Charles Hall

Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall

David O'Hara as Church

David O'Hara

Church

Anthony Andrews as Benjamin Jowett

Anthony Andrews

Benjamin Jowett

Ioan Gruffudd as Henry Bradley

Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley

Stephen Dillane as Dr. Richard Brayne

Stephen Dillane

Dr. Richard Brayne

Steve Coogan as Frederick James Furnivall

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Laurence Fox as Philip Lyttelton Gell

Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Lars Brygmann as Max Mueller

Lars Brygmann

Max Mueller

Brendan Patricks as Winston Churchill

Brendan Patricks

Winston Churchill

Keywords

Plot:based on novel or bookprofessorbiographybased on true storymental patientdictionary

Time:19th century

Place:lunatic asylum