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The professor and the madman [videorecording] / Voltage Pictures presents a Voltage Pictures and Fábrica de Cine production ; 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.). Pavlovich, Gastón, (film producer.). Chartier, Nicolas, (film producer.). Gibson, Mel, (actor.). Penn, Sean, 1960- (actor.). Gruffudd, Ioan, (actor.). Dormer, Natalie, 1982- (actor.). Ehle, Jennifer, 1969- (actor.). Tuxen, Kasper, 1978- (director of photography.). Jonsäter, Dino, 1969- (editor of moving image work.). McCreary, Bear, (composer (expression)). Winchester, Simon. motion picture adaptation of (work): Professor and the madman. (Added Author). Voltage Pictures, (production company.). Fábrica de Cine (Firm), (production company.). Vertical Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Ioan Gruffudd, Natalie Dormer, Jennifer Ehle. (Cast).

Summary:

When a professor begins compiling the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, he receives thousands of entries from a patient in a mental asylum.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [United States] : Vertical Entertainment, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Based on the book by Simon Winchester.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Kasper Tuxen ; edited by Dino Jonsater ; music by Bear McCreary.
Participant or Performer Note:
Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Ioan Gruffudd, Natalie Dormer, Jennifer Ehle.
Target Audience Note:
PG.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Murray, James A. H. (James Augustus Henry), 1837-1915 > Fiction.
Minor, William Chester > Fiction.
Oxford English dictionary > Fiction.
New English dictionary on historical principles > Fiction.
College teachers > Fiction.
Mentally ill > Fiction.
Genre: Fiction films.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Stroud Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Stroud Branch DVD Profe 31681010165140 DVD Available -


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