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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 7, 2019

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

History, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

User Score

71%

Original Title

The Professor and the Madman

Production Companies

Fastnet Films, 22h22, Caviar Antwerp NV, Definition Films, Zik Zak Filmworks, Voltage Pictures, Fábrica de Cine

Director

Farhad Safinia

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$4,957,273

Description

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.