The Professor and the Madman
The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

  • Movie
  • Documentary & Factual, Drama
  • CC

Synopsis

In the mid-19th century, Professor James Murray begins to compile words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, and receives help from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum.

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