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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 mentally ill patient 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.
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. The film stars Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer and others.
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- Mel Gibson
- Farhad Safinia
- Fastnet Films
Directed by Farhad Safinia and starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Steve Coogan and Natalie Dormen. Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English ...
- 3 min
- 54.5K
- Voltage Pictures
The Professor and the Madman. 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. 3,243 IMDb 7.2 2 h 4 min 2019. X-Ray 16+.
Mar 10, 2019 · Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN is an extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who...
- 2 min
- 572.5K
- Transmission Films
