The Professor and the Madman

Directed by Farhad Safinia
Not Rated
2019    2h 4mDrama, History,
7.241%80%
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 Chester Minor.

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Cast of The Professor and the Madman

  • Mel GibsonJames Murray / Producer
  • Sean PennDr. William Chester Minor
  • Natalie DormerEliza Merrett
  • Eddie MarsanMuncie
  • Jennifer EhleAda Murray
  • Jeremy IrvineCharles Hall
  • David O'HaraChurch
  • Anthony AndrewsBenjamin Jowett
  • Ioan GruffuddHenry Bradley
  • Stephen DillaneDr. Richard Brayne
  • Steve CooganFrederick James Furnivall
  • Laurence FoxPhilip Lyttelton Gell
  • Lars BrygmannMax Mueller
  • Brendan PatricksWinston Churchill
  • Adam FergusAlfred Minor
  • Brian FortuneHead Board Member
  • Aidan McArdleDefence Attorney Clarke
  • David CrowleyParfit
  • Kieran O'ReillyMinor's Father
  • Bryan MurrayHenry Liddell
  • Oengus MacNamaraBailiff #1
  • Christopher MalekiJoseph
  • Sean DugganTom Coleman
  • Bryan QuinnSir Richard
  • Steve GunnLambeth Man
  • Malcolm FreemanColonel
  • Joe McKinneyAttendant No.1
  • Olivia McKevittClare Merrett
  • Shane NooneGeorge Merrett
  • Robert McCormackHarold Murray
  • Ronan O'ConnorGate Guard
  • John MortonScriptorium Assistant
  • Abigail CoburnElsie Murray
  • Paul GoughGuard
  • Lucas BrowneEastman Minor
  • Farhad SafiniaDirector / Writer
  • Todd KomarnickiWriter
  • John BoormanWriter
  • Gastón PavlovichProducer
  • Bruce DaveyProducer

The Professor and the Madman Ratings & Reviews

  • camer6653June 3, 2025
    The movie froze on an advert retried 4 times exactly on the same spot.
  • Viktor AharonMay 13, 2025
    I fail to see why the RT score is so low. Sean Penn once again purveys excellence in his character. Rest of the cast does a great job, he just has a knack for moving characters. The story is well developed and eye opening to a world we don't think of. Great on screen dynamics.

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