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The Professor and the Madman

2019

124 minutes

HistoryDramaMysteryThriller

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.

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Top Cast

Mel Gibson headshot

Mel Gibson

James Murray

Sean Penn headshot

Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor

Eddie Marsan headshot

Eddie Marsan

Muncie

Natalie Dormer headshot

Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett

Ioan Gruffudd headshot

Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley

Steve Coogan headshot

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Jeremy Irvine headshot

Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall

Brendan Patricks headshot

Brendan Patricks

Winston Churchill

Adam Fergus headshot

Adam Fergus

Alfred Minor

Jennifer Ehle headshot

Jennifer Ehle

Ada Murray

Brian Fortune headshot

Brian Fortune

Head Board Member

Aidan McArdle headshot

Aidan McArdle

Defence Attorney Clarke

David Crowley headshot

David Crowley

Parfit

Kieran O'Reilly headshot

Kieran O'Reilly

Minor's Father

Bryan Murray headshot

Bryan Murray

Henry Liddell

Oengus MacNamara headshot

Oengus MacNamara

Bailiff #1

Christopher Maleki headshot

Christopher Maleki

Joseph

Sean Duggan headshot

Sean Duggan

Tom Coleman

Bryan Quinn headshot

Bryan Quinn

Sir Richard

Steve Gunn headshot

Steve Gunn

Lambeth Man

Malcolm Freeman headshot

Malcolm Freeman

Colonel

Joe McKinney headshot

Joe McKinney

Attendant No.1

Olivia McKevitt headshot

Olivia McKevitt

Clare Merrett

Shane Noone headshot

Shane Noone

George Merrett

Robert McCormack headshot

Robert McCormack

Harold Murray

Ronan O'Connor headshot

Ronan O'Connor

Gate Guard

John Morton headshot

John Morton

Scriptorium Assistant

Abigail Coburn headshot

Abigail Coburn

Elsie Murray

Paul Gough headshot

Paul Gough

Guard

Lucas Browne headshot

Lucas Browne

Eastman Minor

Stephen Dillane headshot

Stephen Dillane

Dr. Richard Brayne

David O'Hara headshot

David O'Hara

Church

Laurence Fox headshot

Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Lars Brygmann headshot

Lars Brygmann

Max Mueller

Anthony Andrews headshot

Anthony Andrews

Benjamin Jowett