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The Professor and the Madman

20197.2 / 10124 min
History, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Overview

The incredible true story that defined our world.

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.

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

James Murray

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Dr. William Chester Minor

Natalie Dormer

Natalie Dormer

Eliza Merrett

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Muncie

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Ada Murray

Jeremy Irvine

Jeremy Irvine

Charles Hall

David O'Hara

David O'Hara

Church

Anthony Andrews

Anthony Andrews

Benjamin Jowett

Ioan Gruffudd

Ioan Gruffudd

Henry Bradley

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Dr. Richard Brayne

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Frederick James Furnivall

Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox

Philip Lyttelton Gell

Lars Brygmann

Lars Brygmann

Max Mueller

Brendan Patricks

Brendan Patricks

Winston Churchill

Adam Fergus

Adam Fergus

Alfred Minor

Brian Fortune

Brian Fortune

Head Board Member

Aidan McArdle

Aidan McArdle

Defence Attorney Clarke

David Crowley

David Crowley

Parfit

Kieran O'Reilly

Kieran O'Reilly

Minor's Father

Bryan Murray

Bryan Murray

Henry Liddell

Oengus MacNamara

Oengus MacNamara

Bailiff #1

Christopher Maleki

Christopher Maleki

Joseph

Sean Duggan

Sean Duggan

Tom Coleman

Bryan Quinn

Bryan Quinn

Sir Richard

Steve Gunn

Steve Gunn

Lambeth Man

Malcolm Freeman

Malcolm Freeman

Colonel

Joe McKinney

Joe McKinney

Attendant No.1

Olivia McKevitt

Olivia McKevitt

Clare Merrett

Shane Noone

Shane Noone

George Merrett

Robert McCormack

Robert McCormack

Harold Murray

Ronan O'Connor

Ronan O'Connor

Gate Guard

John Morton

John Morton

Scriptorium Assistant

Abigail Coburn

Abigail Coburn

Elsie Murray

Paul Gough

Paul Gough

Guard

Lucas Browne

Lucas Browne

Eastman Minor

Crew

Dino Jonsäter

Dino Jonsäter

Editor

Farhad Safinia

Farhad Safinia

Director

Kasper Tuxen

Kasper Tuxen

Director of Photography

Dan Hubbard

Dan Hubbard

Casting

John Boorman

John Boorman

Writer

Todd Komarnicki

Todd Komarnicki

Writer

Farhad Safinia

Farhad Safinia

Writer

Bruce Davey

Bruce Davey

Producer

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Producer

Gastón Pavlovich

Gastón Pavlovich

Producer

Tom Conroy

Tom Conroy

Production Design

Bear McCreary

Bear McCreary

Original Music Composer

Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester

Book

Martin White

Martin White

Stunts

Paul Thompson

Paul Thompson

Stunts

Stephen Ryan

Stephen Ryan

Stunts

Gary Robinson

Gary Robinson

Stunts

Donal O'Shea

Donal O'Shea

Stunts

Eimear O'Grady

Eimear O'Grady

Stunt Coordinator

Giedrius Nagys

Giedrius Nagys

Stunt Coordinator

Phil Lonergan

Phil Lonergan

Stunts

Martin Kenny

Martin Kenny

Stunts

Norman Kelly

Norman Kelly

Stunts

Michael Hanna

Michael Hanna

Stunts

David Flynn

David Flynn

Stunts

Andrew Eadie

Andrew Eadie

Stunts

Darron Costello

Darron Costello

Stunts

Brendan Condren

Brendan Condren

Stunt Coordinator

Paul Carroll

Paul Carroll

Stunts

David Byrne

David Byrne

Stunts

Lemuel Black

Lemuel Black

Stunts

Ian Adams

Ian Adams

Crowd Assistant Director