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The professor and the madman / Voltage Pictures presents ; a Voltage Pictures and Fábrica de Cine production ; a Definition Films, 22H22, Zik Zak Filmworks and Caviar Antwerp co-production ; in association with Fastnet Films ; produced by Nicolas Chartier, Gastón Pavlovich ; screenplay by Todd Komarnicki and P.B. Shemran ; directed by P.B. Shemran

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 56286 | Vertical EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: [Santa Monica, CA] : Vertical Entertainment, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Winchester, Simon. Professor and the madman
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Dino Jonsater ; music, Bear McCreary
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Anthony Andrews, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan.Summary: 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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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Professo Available 33111009505807
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled but knew that it would take him and his team over a century to compile all known definitions.

DVD, region 1; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.

Closed-captioned; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Anthony Andrews, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan.

Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Dino Jonsater ; music, Bear McCreary

Based on the book by Simon Winchester.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.

Rating: Not rated.

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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