The film depicts the “war of the currents” between electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
‘The Current War’ is a historical drama film directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Michael Mitnick. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer on the film.
- Starring : Benedict Cumberbatch / Michael Shannon
- Genre : Biography / Drama / History
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
- Production : Bazelevs Production / Film Rites / FlightAV.com / Fourth Floor Productions / Lantern Entertainment / The Weinstein Company
- Distributor : Film & TV House / 01 Distribution / 101 Studios / Diamond Films / Golden Village Pictures / Lantern Entertainment / The Weinstein Company / Ascot Elite Entertainment Group / GEM Entertainment / Noori Pictures
The Current War movie
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The Current War release date
- September 9, 2017 : Canada (Toronto International Film Festival)
- October 15, 2017 : USA (Mill Valley Film Festival)
- October 23, 2017 : USA (FilmColumbia Festival)
- October 29, 2017 : USA (Austin Film Festival)
- November 9, 2017 : USA (Napa Valley Film Festival)
- October 4, 2019 : USA
The Current War cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison
- Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse
- Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla
- Katherine Waterston as Marguerite Westinghouse
- Tom Holland as Samuel Insull
- Simon Manyonda as Lewis Latimer
- Tuppence Middleton as Mary Edison
- Matthew Macfadyen as J.P. Morgan
- Conor MacNeill as William Kemmler
- Damien Molony as Bourke Cockran
- John Schwab as Rudolph Young
- Simon Kunz as Womack
- Amy Marston as Annabelle Worthington
- Celyn Jones as Sherman Quincy
- Colin Stinton as Daniel Burnham
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