The Professor and the Madman

2019 film directed by Farhad Safinia
Movie film Q27961908
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Summary

The Professor and the Madman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,370 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Professor and the Madman's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Professor and the Madman was directed by Farhad Safinia[4].
  • Farhad Safinia wrote the screenplay for The Professor and the Madman[5].
  • Todd Komarnicki wrote the screenplay for The Professor and the Madman[6].
  • The Professor and the Madman's composer is recorded as Bear McCreary[7].
  • The Professor and the Madman's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Professor and the Madman's genre is biographical film[9].
  • The Professor and the Madman's based on is recorded as The Surgeon of Crowthorne[10].
  • A cast member of The Professor and the Madman was Mel Gibson[11].
  • A cast member of The Professor and the Madman was Natalie Dormer[12].
  • A cast member of The Professor and the Madman was Sean Penn[13].
  • A cast member of The Professor and the Madman was Ioan Gruffudd[14].
  • A cast member of The Professor and the Madman was Jeremy Irvine[15].
  • The Professor and the Madman was produced by Nicolas Chartier[16].
  • The Professor and the Madman was produced by Gastón Pavlovich[17].
  • The Professor and the Madman's production company is recorded as Icon Productions[18].
  • The Professor and the Madman's production company is recorded as Voltage Pictures[19].
  • The Professor and the Madman's director of photography is recorded as Kasper Andersen[20].
  • The original language of The Professor and the Madman was English[21].
  • The Professor and the Madman was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • The Professor and the Madman's review score is recorded as 5.5/10[23].
  • The Professor and the Madman's review score is recorded as 41%[24].
  • The Professor and the Madman's review score is recorded as 27/100[25].
  • The Professor and the Madman's color is recorded as color[26].
  • The Professor and the Madman's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Nicolas Chartier[16] and Gastón Pavlovich[17]. The Professor and the Madman was directed by Farhad Safinia[4]. Screenwriters include Farhad Safinia[5] and Todd Komarnicki[6]. Cast members include Mel Gibson[11], Natalie Dormer[12], Sean Penn[13], Ioan Gruffudd[14], and Jeremy Irvine[15].

Publication

Publication dates include 2019[28], May 10, 2019[29], and November 11, 2021[30]. The original language of The Professor and the Madman was English[21]. Genres include drama film[8] and biographical film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

The Professor and the Madman's main subject is Oxford English Dictionary[31].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[23], 41%[24], and 27/100[25].

Why It Matters

The Professor and the Madman ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,370 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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