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The professor and the madman [videorecording] / 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

Safinia, Farhad, (film director,, screenwriter.). Komarnicki, Todd, (screenwriter.). Chartier, Nicolas, (film producer.). Pavlovich, Gastón, (film producer.). Gibson, Mel, (actor.). Penn, Sean, 1960- (actor.). Dormer, Natalie, 1982- (actor.). Marsan, Eddie, (actor.). Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- (actor.). Irvine, Jeremy, 1990- (actor.). O'Hara, David, 1965- (actor.). Andrews, Anthony, 1948- (actor.). Gruffudd, Ioan, (actor.). Dillane, Stephen, 1956- (actor.). Coogan, Steve, (actor.). Winchester, Simon. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Professor and the madman. (Added Author). Voltage Pictures, (presenter,, production company.). Fábrica de Cine (Firm), (production company.). Definition Films, (production company.). 22H22, (production company.). Zik Zak Kvikmyndir, (production company.). Caviar Antwerp, (production company.). Fastnet Films, (production company.). Vertical Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Anthony Andrews, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Santa Monica, CA] : Vertical Entertainment, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Widescreen.
Based on the book by Simon Winchester.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Dino Jonsater ; music, Bear McCreary.
Participant or Performer Note:
Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Anthony Andrews, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; closed-captioned.

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Subject: Murray, James A. H. (James Augustus Henry), 1837-1915 > Drama.
Minor, William Chester > Drama.
Oxford English dictionary > Drama.
College teachers > Drama.
Lexicographers > Great Britain > Drama.
Psychiatric hospital patients > Great Britain > Drama.
Genre: Feature films.
Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Detective and mystery films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 17 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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