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Where to watch Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man (2006) in the UK

Samuel Johnson: The Dictionary Man (2006) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 16 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

Drama-documentary telling the story of Samuel Johnson's creation of the first English dictionary, in an attic room just off Fleet Street in Georgian London. The depressive writer-for-hire with Tourette's syndrome did for the English language what Newton had done for the stars, classifying words, fixing their meaning and bringing order to the chaos of language. It took him nine years, but in the process an anonymous writer became a literary superstar.

  • Film
  • 2006
  • 59 min

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DirectorRichard Alwyn

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