Fastnet Films & 22H22 present

The Professor and the Madman

directed by Farhad Safinia

“The incredible true story that defined our world.”

20192h 4mHistory

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Fastnet Films & 22H22 present

The Professor and the Madman

directed by Farhad Safinia

“The incredible true story that defined our world.”

20192h 4mHistory

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§ Synopsis

History · Drama · Mystery · Thriller

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

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Mel Gibson

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Sean Penn

as Dr. William Chester Minor

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