The Professor and the Madman

About The Professor and the Madman

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.

The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 history film directed by Farhad Safinia. The film is filed under professor, mental patient, lunatic asylum, and dictionary.

Mel Gibson takes the lead as James Murray, Sean Penn as Dr. William Chester Minor, Natalie Dormer as Eliza Merrett, and Eddie Marsan as Muncie. Released in March 2019, it runs 124 minutes.

The screenplay is by Farhad Safinia and John Boorman. It comes from 22h22, Caviar Antwerp NV, and Definition Films. The film began as a novel. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Victoria & Abdul, Tommy's Honour, and The Wolf of Wall Street make useful companions to The Professor and the Madman, all filed under 19th century and biography. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 1,324 votes.