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.Additional Information
Subjects |
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. Feature films. Biographical films. Historical films. Detective and mystery films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Santa Monica, California] :2019 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Professor and the madman. |
Contributors |
Chartier, Nicolas,
film producer. Pavlovich, Gastón, film producer. Komarnicki, Todd, screenwriter. Safinia, Farhad, screenwriter, film director. 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. Gruffudd, Ioan, actor. Dillane, Stephen, 1956- actor. Coogan, Steve, actor. McCreary, Bear, composer. Winchester, Simon. Professor and the madman. Voltage Pictures, presenter, production company. Fábrica de Cine (Firm), production company. Vertical Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Natalie Dormer, Eddie Marsan, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, David O'Hara, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan. |
Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; editor, Dino Jonsater ; music, Bear McCreary. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH); closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Based on the book by Simon Winchester. P.B. Shemran is a pseudonym of Farhad Safinia. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. |
System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0. |
Description |
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |