The Professor and the Madman (2019)
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The incredible true story that defined our world.
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.
- Released: 2019-03-07
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 2h 4m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,330 votes
Directed by Farhad Safinia.
Top cast
- Mel Gibson as James Murray
- Sean Penn as Dr. William Chester Minor
- Natalie Dormer as Eliza Merrett
- Eddie Marsan as Muncie
- Jennifer Ehle as Ada Murray
- Jeremy Irvine as Charles Hall
- David O'Hara as Church
- Anthony Andrews as Benjamin Jowett
- Ioan Gruffudd as Henry Bradley
- Stephen Dillane as Dr. Richard Brayne
Where to watch The Professor and the Madman
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Rakuten TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, JustWatch TV Plus, Beamafilm, Rialto Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV Free, Beamafilm; rent on Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm; buy on Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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