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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, Icon Productions

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.