History ·Drama ·Mystery ·Thriller · France · 2019 · 2h 4m

The Professor and the Madman

Director

Cast

Mel Gibson as James Murray Sean Penn as Dr. William Chester Minor Natalie Dormer as Eliza Merrett Eddie Marsan as Muncie Jennifer Ehle as Ada Murray Jeremy Irvine as Charles Hall

Crew

Kasper Tuxen — Director of Photography Dino Jonsäter — Editor Bear McCreary — Original Music Composer Todd Komarnicki — Writer Farhad Safinia — Writer John Boorman — Writer

Tagline

The incredible true story that defined our world.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

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

Key Collaborators

Farhad Safinia Director Kasper Tuxen Director of Photography Dino Jonsäter Editor Bear McCreary Original Music Composer Todd Komarnicki Writer Farhad Safinia Writer John Boorman Writer Mel Gibson Producer Gastón Pavlovich Producer Bruce Davey Producer Tom Conroy Production Design

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