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Movie Details

Original Title The Professor and the Madman
Original Language EN
Budget $25,000,000
Revenue $4,957,273
Status Released
Popularity 1.7

Cast

Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
James Murray
Popularity: 5.2
Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Dr. William Chester Minor
Popularity: 2.9
Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer
Eliza Merrett
Popularity: 2.9
Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan
Muncie
Popularity: 1.8
Jennifer Ehle
Jennifer Ehle
Ada Murray
Popularity: 2.3
Jeremy Irvine
Jeremy Irvine
Charles Hall
Popularity: 1.3
David O'Hara
David O'Hara
Church
Popularity: 1.3
Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
Benjamin Jowett
Popularity: 1.6
Ioan Gruffudd
Ioan Gruffudd
Henry Bradley
Popularity: 2.1
Stephen Dillane
Stephen Dillane
Dr. Richard Brayne
Popularity: 1.6
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Frederick James Furnivall
Popularity: 1.4
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox
Philip Lyttelton Gell
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Editor Dino Jonsäter
Director Farhad Safinia
Writer John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia
Producer Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Gastón Pavlovich

Production

Fastnet Films
IE
22h22
FR
Caviar Antwerp NV
BE
Definition Films
Zik Zak Filmworks
IS
Voltage Pictures
US

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The Professor and the Madman | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment
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Keywords

based on novel or book professor lunatic asylum biography mental patient dictionary 19th century

Reviews from TMDB

SWITCH. 4/10
Nov 24, 2019

In all likelihood, you will leave this film with a little more of an understanding of how the dictionary came to be, and a little more resentment for Gibson (one of the producers) for pushing this project to happen, regardless of its lacklustre subject. It's pleasant enough, but it's clear England m ... Read more

mitohobe 8/10
May 6, 2021

I really like it. It had a story within a true Story. Which in my opinion made it a little complex and exciting. Good for young adults and up. Teenagers might not find it so compelling but that's just a short time in their life when they're looking for total entertainment and action. This is not tha ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Mar 28, 2022

This is the best effort I've seen from Sean Penn since "Milk" almost twelve years ago. His portrayal of the schizophrenic William Chester Minor who, having spent almost 40 years of his life in Broadmoor psychiatric hospital, became one of the single most significant contributors to the orginal Oxfor ... Read more

Rating
7.1
/10

Based on 1,220 votes

Details
Release Date March 7, 2019
Runtime 2h 4m
Budget $25,000,000
Revenue $4,957,273
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.7
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