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Director: |
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Writer: |
Michael Mitnick | Starring: |
Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon | Released: |
March 19, 2020 | Rating: |
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102 minutes
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Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The
Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up
the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor
on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC
technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic
businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his
partner, the upstart genius Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior
idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and
Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first
and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future
Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules.
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Cast: |
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Thomas Alva Edison
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Oliver Powell
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Leo
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Katherine Waterston
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Marguerite Westinghouse
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Nancy Crane
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Gladys
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Liza Ross
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Beti
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Tim Steed
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Mr. Manesberg
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Michael Shannon
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George Westinghouse
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David Morley Hale
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Mr. Worthington
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Amy Marston
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Mrs. Worthington
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Robert Jezek
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Mr. Faulk
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Abigail Johns
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Emily Faulk
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Tom Bell
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Reverend Vincent
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Giles Terera
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Elijah McCoy
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Samuel Dutton
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Mr. Burton
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Stanley Townsend
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Franklin Pope
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