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Professor and the Madman
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Professor and the Madman

  • Drama

2h 4m

Last verified: 17/04/2026 β€” This information may be out of date

7.2/10IMDb
41%Rotten Tomatoes
27/100Metacritic

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Synopsis

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Chest...

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Director

Farhad Safinia

Cast

  • Mel Gibson
  • Sean Penn
  • Eddie Marsan

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