The Professor and the Madman

2019

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.

Director:

Farhad Safinia

Writers:

Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester

Awards:

1 nomination total

Production:

N/A

Country:

United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Hong Kong