The Professor and the Madman (2019)
03/07/2019 (FR) • 2h 4m
The incredible true story that defined our world.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
James Murray
Dr. William Chester Minor
Eliza Merrett
Muncie
Ada Murray
Charles Hall
Church
Benjamin Jowett
Henry Bradley
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