The Professor and the Madman (2019)
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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Top Billed Cast
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James Murray -
Dr. William Chester Minor -
Mr. Muncie -
Eliza Merrett -
Ada Murray -
Frederick James Furnivall -
Dr. Richard Brayn -
Henry Bradley -
Charles Hall -
Philip Lyttelton Gell -
Benjamin Jowett -
Max Mueller -
Henry Liddell -
Church -
Tom Coleman
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Director:
Farhad SafiniaWriters:
John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester (book)All Cast & Crew
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Both Natalie Dormer and Stephen Dillane starred in Game Of Thrones (2011).
Quotes
Lord Chief Justice:
Please identify the accused.
Defence Attorney Clarke:
Dr. William Chester Minor, Captain Surgeon in the US Army, retired. Dr. Minor has come to our shores seeking sanctuary. In his home country on the United States, he was pursued relentlessly by a man pledged to torture and...
Goofs
After a fight Dr William Minor has his face patched up with adhesive plasters. The adhesive bandage was not introduced until 1924.
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Genres
Biography | DramaDetails
Release Date:
10 May 2019Language
English
Country of Origin
Ireland, France, Iceland, USA, Mexico, Belgium, UK, Hong KongBox Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,957,273
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