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Where to watch 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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On: Prime Video
Cast
- Mel GibsonJames Murray
- Sean PennDr. William Chester Minor
- Natalie DormerEliza Merrett
- Eddie MarsanMuncie
- Jennifer EhleAda Murray
- Jeremy IrvineCharles Hall