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The Professor and the Madman( 2019)

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The incredible true story that defined our world.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mel Gibson

      James Murray

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      Sean Penn

      Dr. William Chester Minor

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      Eddie Marsan

      Muncie

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      Natalie Dormer

      Eliza Merrett

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      Ioan Gruffudd

      Henry Bradley

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      Steve Coogan

      Frederick James Furnivall

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      Jeremy Irvine

      Charles Hall

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      Brendan Patricks

      Winston Churchill

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      Adam Fergus

      Alfred Minor

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      Jennifer Ehle

      Ada Murray

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      Brian Fortune

      Head Board Member

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      Aidan McArdle

      Defence Attorney Clarke

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      David Crowley

      Parfit

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      Kieran O'Reilly

      Minor's Father

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      Bryan Murray

      Henry Liddell

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      Oengus MacNamara

      Bailiff #1

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      Christopher Maleki

      Joseph

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      Sean Duggan

      Tom Coleman

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      Bryan Quinn

      Sir Richard

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      Steve Gunn

      Lambeth Man

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      Malcolm Freeman

      Colonel

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      Joe McKinney

      Attendant No.1

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      Olivia McKevitt

      Clare Merrett

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      Shane Noone

      George Merrett

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      Robert McCormack

      Harold Murray

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      Ronan O'Connor

      Gate Guard

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      John Morton

      Scriptorium Assistant

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      Abigail Coburn

      Elsie Murray

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      Paul Gough

      Guard

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      Lucas Browne

      Eastman Minor

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      Stephen Dillane

      Dr. Richard Brayne

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      David O'Hara

      Church

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      Laurence Fox

      Philip Lyttelton Gell

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      Lars Brygmann

      Max Mueller

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      Anthony Andrews

      Benjamin Jowett

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    Review 3Discussion

    A review by SWITCH.

    4
    Written by SWITCH. on Sun Nov 24 2019
    In all likelihood, you will leave this film with a little more of an understanding of how the dictionary came to be, and a little more resentment for Gibson (one of the producers) for pushing this project to happen, regardless of its lacklustre subject. It's pleasant enough, but it's clear England must produce a certain number of period dramas a year and 2019 was just about to fall under the quota - thank god for the dictionary movie. Usually with book-to-film adaptations, there is a spike in sales of said book - I can't imagine anyone rushing out to buy a dictionary after this though. - B...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    4957273.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • professor
    • lunatic asylum
    • biography
    • mental patient
    • dictionary
    • 19th century