Professor Marston & The Wonder Women

– The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped inv..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
2017
Original Name:
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017) - Also known as Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941.

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women (2017) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Oct 2017

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Angela Robinson

Writer:

Angela Robinson

Main Actors:

Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton

Plot:

detail the unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941. Marston was in a polyamorous relationship with his wife Elizabeth, a psychologist and inventor in her own right, and Olive Byrne, a former student who became an academic. This relationship was key to the creation of Wonder Woman, as Elizabeth and Olive's feminist ideals were ingrained in the character from her creation. Marston died of skin cancer in 1947, but Elizabeth and Olive remained a couple and raised their and Marston's children together. The film is said to focus on how Marston dealt with the controversy surrounding Wonder Woman's creation.

Awards:

6 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,583,641

Production:

Annapurna Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
Metacritic:
68%