The Professor and the Madman
2019 · 2h 4m · Drama, History · France, Ireland · Rated 15 (GB)
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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