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May 10, 2019 · A biographical drama about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and the unlikely friendship between its compiler and a convicted murderer. 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
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.
A disappointing adaptation of the true story of the first Oxford dictionary editor and his friendship with an asylum patient who submitted 10,000 definitions. The film suffers from bad dialogue, dull direction, and a hollow celebration of words and men.
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.
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May 10, 2019 · A 2019 historical drama film directed by Farhad Safinia and starring Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, and Natalie Dormer. It follows 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.
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Mar 15, 2019 · THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN Official Trailer (2019) Mel Gibson, Sean Penn Movie HD. Rapid Trailer. 1.22M subscribers. Subscribed. 16K. 2.6M views 5 years ago. THE PROFESSOR AND...
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Mar 10, 2019 · 894. 571K views 5 years ago. Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN is an extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession...
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