The Professor And The Madman
– Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dicti..
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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Release Date:
10 May 2019
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English
Director:
Farhad Safinia
Writer:
John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester (book)
Main Actors:
Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer
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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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