The Professor and the Madman

Few people know this story. She will talk about the creation of one of the first editions of the world-famous Oxford English Dictionary. The former doctor William Chester Minor, who at the time was a patient in an asylum for the criminally insane (killed a bystander) is most responsible for the appearance of this book. It was he who introduced more than 10,000 entries to the dictionary. He was helped to publish this book in 1857 by Professor James Murray, head of the supervisory committee, a talented linguist. He could not publish a huge dictionary on his own, so he used what can now be called "crowdsourcing" - the help of many volunteer philologists. This is how history was made. Read more The film is based on the book "The Professor and the Madman: A Murder Story" by Simon Winchester. The film was shot in Dublin, Ireland. The film was directed by Farad Safinia, for whom this will be his film debut in this role. Starring: Mel Gibson ("Lethal Weapon" (1987), "Maverick" (1994), "Braveheart" (1995)), Sean Penn ("The Game" (1997), "Mystery River" (2003, Oscar for Best Actor), "Harvey Milk" (2008, Oscar for "Best Actor")), Natalie Dormer ("Casanova" (2005), "Hunger Games" franchise, "Game of Thrones" series), Jennifer Ehl ("Wilde", "Road to Paradise" (both 1997), "Taste of Sunlight" (1999)). The tape will be released on May 10, 2018.