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The Professor And The Madman 牛津解密 (2019) (Blu Ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

The Professor And The Madman 牛津解密 (2019) (Blu Ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)

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The Professor and the Madman

Director
P.B. Shemran 〈Apocalypto〉Screenwriter
Cast
Mel Gibson  Academy Awards - Best Director
Sean Penn  Academy Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Synopsis
Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN is an extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious, and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled, but knew that it would take him and his team over a century to compile all known definitions. However, by “crowd sourcing” the work, that is, by enlisting definitions from people all over the world, the dictionary could be compiled in mere decades. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W.C. Minor (Sean Penn), had submitted more than ten thousand words.

When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was a convicted murderer and being held at an asylum for the criminally insane.

Blu-ray
Language: English
Subtitle: T Chinese/ English
Running Time: 125 Mins
No. of disc: 1
Audio Format: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 with Advanced 96k Upsampling
Dolby Digital EX
Screen Format: Full HD 1080 Wide Screen
Genre: Drama

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