The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman
Release: 2019-03-07
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 7.1
History
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
France
Ireland
Mexico
United States of America
Iceland
Belgium
Production Companies
Fastnet Films
22h22
Caviar Antwerp NV
Definition Films
Zik Zak Filmworks
Voltage Pictures
Fábrica de Cine
Icon Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Adam Fergus
as Alfred Minor
Brian Fortune
as Head Board Member
Abigail Coburn
as Elsie Murray
Sean Penn
as Dr. William Chester Minor
Jennifer Ehle
as Ada Murray
Anthony Andrews
as Benjamin Jowett
Kieran O'Reilly
as Minor's Father
Sean Duggan
as Tom Coleman
Bryan Quinn
as Sir Richard
Olivia McKevitt
as Clare Merrett
David O'Hara
as Church
Ioan Gruffudd
as Henry Bradley
Aidan McArdle
as Defence Attorney Clarke
Bryan Murray
as Henry Liddell
Malcolm Freeman
as Colonel
Brendan Patricks
as Winston Churchill
John Morton
as Scriptorium Assistant
Jeremy Irvine
as Charles Hall
Stephen Dillane
as Dr. Richard Brayne
Steve Coogan
as Frederick James Furnivall
Oengus MacNamara
as Bailiff #1
Shane Noone
as George Merrett
Robert McCormack
as Harold Murray
Mel Gibson
as James Murray
Eddie Marsan
as Muncie
Laurence Fox
as Philip Lyttelton Gell
David Crowley
as Parfit
Christopher Maleki
as Joseph
Steve Gunn
as Lambeth Man
Joe McKinney
as Attendant No.1
Natalie Dormer
as Eliza Merrett
Lars Brygmann
as Max Mueller
Crew
Steffen Geypens
Post Production Supervisor
Mel Gibson
Producer
Giedrius Nagys
Stunt Coordinator
Bear McCreary
Original Music Composer
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
Dan Hubbard
Casting
Gastón Pavlovich
Producer
Farhad Safinia
Director, Writer
Todd Komarnicki
Writer
Kasper Tuxen
Director of Photography
David Flynn
Stunts
Ian Adams
Crowd Assistant Director
John Boorman
Writer
Martin White
Stunts