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The Professor and the Madman

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.

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The Professor and the Madman Cast

Name Character
Stephen Dillane He was 62, now 68 years old as Dr. Richard Brayne
Ioan Gruffudd He was 45, now 51 years old as Henry Bradley
Sean Penn He was 58, now 64 years old as Dr. William Chester Minor
Natalie Dormer She was 37, now 42 years old as Eliza Merrett
Eddie Marsan He was 50, now 56 years old as Muncie
Mel Gibson He was 63, now 68 years old as James Murray
Steve Coogan He was 53, now 59 years old as Frederick James Furnivall
Jennifer Ehle She was 49, now 54 years old as Ada Murray
David O'Hara He was 53, now 59 years old as Church
Jeremy Irvine He was 29, now 34 years old as Charles Hall
Christopher Maleki He was 55, now 60 years old as Joseph
Laurence Fox He was 40, now 46 years old as Philip Lyttelton Gell
Adam Fergus as Alfred Minor
Bryan Quinn as Sir Richard
Joe McKinney He was 51, now 57 years old as Attendant No.1
Brendan Patricks He was 34, now 40 years old as Winston Churchill
Aidan McArdle He was 49, now 54 years old as Defence Attorney Clarke
Bryan Murray He was 76, 74 years old when he died as Henry Liddell
John Morton He was 599, 80 years old when he died as Scriptorium Assistant

The Professor and the Madman Crew

Name Department
John Gilbert as Editor. He was 121 (38) years old when He died Editing
Daniel Hubbard as Casting. He was 43 (now 49) years old Production
Todd Komarnicki as Writer. He was 53 (now 59) years old Writing
Bruce Davey as Producer. He was 69 (now 74) years old Production
Bear McCreary as Music. He was 40 (now 45) years old Sound
John Boorman as Writer. He was 86 (now 91) years old Writing
Kasper Tuxen as Director of Photography. Camera
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The Professor and the Madman (5 years)

The incredible true story that defined our world.

  • Release day: Thursday, March 07, 2019
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Budget: 25000000.00
  • Revenue: 4957273.00