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The professor and the madman / 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, Calif.] : Vertical Entertainment, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
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, region 1; wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Search for related items by subject

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

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lackawanna County Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Albright Memorial Library DVD PROFESS (Text) 50686015527950 Storage Available -
Taylor Community Library DVD PROFESS (Text) 50692010888322 Adult Video Fiction Available -

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