The Professor and the Madman
“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.
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Cast
35 people
Mel Gibson
James Murray
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Sean Penn
Dr. William Chester Minor
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
Natalie Dormer
Eliza Merrett
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Forest
Eddie Marsan
Muncie
Known for
Sherlock Holmes
Atomic Blonde
Jennifer Ehle
Ada Murray
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Lioness
Jeremy Irvine
Charles Hall
Known for
War Horse
Fallen
David O'Hara
Church
Known for
The Tudors
The Departed
Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett
Known for
The English Game
Brideshead Revisited
Ioan Gruffudd
Henry Bradley
Known for
Fantastic Four
San Andreas
Stephen Dillane
Dr. Richard Brayne
Known for
Game of Thrones
Darkest Hour
Steve Coogan
Frederick James Furnivall
Known for
Minions
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Laurence Fox
Philip Lyttelton Gell
Known for
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
White Lines
Farhad Safinia Director · John Boorman Writer Todd Komarnicki Writer
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $25M · United States release May 10, 2019
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,957,273
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Fastnet Films
Production
22H22
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Caviar Antwerp NV
Production
Definition Films
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Zik Zak Filmworks
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Voltage Pictures
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Fábrica de Cine
Production
Icon Productions
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Icon Entertainment International
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France · Ireland · Mexico · United States · Iceland · Belgium
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Croatia · March 7, 2019
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · May 10, 2019
Digital
Australia
February 20, 2020 · Theatrical
April 1, 2020 · Digital
Brazil
April 18, 2019 · Theatrical · WMIX mj.gov.br
June 27, 2019 · Digital
China
December 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
France
November 29, 2019 · Physical
Germany
December 5, 2019 · Physical
Greece
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 27, 2022 · Theatrical
Italy
March 21, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
October 16, 2020 · Digital
Lithuania
April 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical
November 15, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
August 1, 2020 · Digital
Portugal
May 2, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
April 22, 2019 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
April 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Singapore
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
May 22, 2020 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 6, 2019 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 6, 2020 · Theatrical · Amazon
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