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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 and a criminal patient. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Farhad Safinia
- 2019-05-10
A review of the 2019 film based on the true story of the first Oxford dictionary editor and his friendship with an asylum patient. The review criticizes the film's direction, dialogue, and acting, and questions its focus on the men rather than the words.
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Sep 28, 1998 · Simon Winchester. 3.84. 117,264 ratings7,230 reviews. The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history.
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May 10, 2019 · A historical drama 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 where to watch online.
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- Mel Gibson
- Farhad Safinia
- Fastnet Films
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 ...
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- Voltage Pictures
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...
- 2 min
- 571.9K
- Transmission Films
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