The Professor and the Madman

The incredible true story that defined our world.

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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Mel GibsonJames Murray

Sean PennDr. William Chester Minor

Natalie DormerEliza Merrett

Eddie MarsanMuncie

Jennifer EhleAda Murray

Jeremy IrvineCharles Hall

David O'HaraChurch

Anthony AndrewsBenjamin Jowett

Ioan GruffuddHenry Bradley

Stephen DillaneDr. Richard Brayne

Steve CooganFrederick James Furnivall

Laurence FoxPhilip Lyttelton Gell

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