Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017)

Name: Professor Marston & the Wonder Women
Director: Angela Robinson
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Released: Oct 13, 2017
Cast: Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton

Annapurna Pictures

R
R for strong sexual content including brief graphic images, and language.
1h 48m

Release Date: Oct 13, 2017

The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.

Release Details

Original Release | Oct 13, 2017 | Wide

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Box Office Results

2025-02-02T04:45:18.697Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$736,883
Total US & Canada:
$1,584,759
Total International
$314,856
Total Worldwide:
$1,899,615

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Angela Robinson
Director

Luke Evans
William Moulton Marston

Rebecca Hall
Elizabeth Marston

Bella Heathcote
Olive Byrne

Connie Britton
Josette Frank

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English,French

Summaries

Storyline

Details the unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941. Marston was in a polyamorous relationship with his wife Elizabeth, a psychologist and inventor in her own right, and Olive Byrne, a former student who became an academic. This relationship was key to the creation of Wonder Woman, as Elizabeth and Olive's feminist ideals were ingrained in the character from her creation. Marston died of skin cancer in 1947, but Elizabeth and Olive remained a couple and raised their and Marston's children together. The film is said to focus on how Marston dealt with the controversy surrounding Wonder Woman's creation. The story is told in flashbacks set during a 1945 testimony that William Moulton Marston gives to representatives of the Child Study Association of America. In the year 1928, William and his wife Elizabeth teach and work on their research at the associated Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges. One day, William hires one of his students, Olive Byrne (daughter of Ethel Byrne and niece of Margaret Sanger - two famous suffragists and feminists of the 20th century) as a research assistant. Olive aids in the Marstons' work in inventing the lie detector and conducting research on William's DISC theory on human interactions, and the three soon grow close. One after another tests by the lie detector reveal that they have fallen in love with one another, and all three of them begin to engage in a poly-amorous relationship.