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The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia (under the pseudonym P. B. Shemran), from a screenplay by Safinia and Todd Komarnicki based on the 1998 book The Surgeon of Crowthorne (published in the United States as The Professor and the Madman) by Simon Winchester.
May 10, 2019 · A biographical drama about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and the unlikely friendship between its compiler James Murray and a mentally ill patient Dr. William Minor. Starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer and Eddie Marsan, directed by Farhad Safinia.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Farhad Safinia
- 2019-05-10
May 10, 2019 · “The Professor and the Madman” is the latest fiasco in bad movie history—what was once a dream project for Mel Gibson (who acquired the rights way back in 1998), and meant to be the directorial debut for his “Apocalypto” co-writer Farhad Safinia, has now become a black eye for the two.
May 10, 2019 · A film based on the true story of Dr. William Chester Minor, a former American Civil War soldier and a patient at an asylum, who helped compile the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. See ratings, reviews, trailer, cast and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Mel Gibson
- Farhad Safinia
- Fastnet Films
The true story of Oxford Professor James Murray who took the lead in creating the Oxford English Dictionary with the help of Dr. William Chester Minor, imprisoned in an insane asylum for the crime of murder. 3,243 IMDb 7.2 2 h 4 min 2019. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Historical · Cerebral · Compelling. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99.
- 124 min
Directed by Farhad Safinia and starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Steve Coogan and Natalie Dormen. Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English ...
- 3 min
- 54.5K
- Voltage Pictures
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May 25, 2019 · Movies. Movie Reviews. ‘The Professor and the Madman’: Film Review. Farhad Safinia (as P.B. Shemran) makes his feature debut with the troubled 'The Professor and the Madman'...
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