The Professor and the Madman (2019)

While working on the first Oxford English Dictionary, a scholar receives thousands of entries from a doctor with a lengthy vocabulary and dark secrets.

Director: Farhad Safinia
Cast: Jennifer Ehle, Eddie Marsan, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan, Ioan Gruffudd, David O'Hara, Natalie Dormer, Anthony Andrews, Sean Penn, Stephen Dillane
Runtime: 02h 04m
Type: Movie

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

While working on the first Oxford English Dictionary, a scholar receives thousands of entries from a doctor with a lengthy vocabulary and dark secrets.

Director: Farhad Safinia
Cast: Jennifer Ehle, Eddie Marsan, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irvine, Steve Coogan, Ioan Gruffudd, David O'Hara, Natalie Dormer, Anthony Andrews, Sean Penn, Stephen Dillane
Runtime: 02h 04m
Type: Movie
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