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The Current War

The Current War

Power changes everything

20186.71h 48m

Overview

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by Michael Mitnick
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Timur Bekmambetov
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $12.2M

Top Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Thomas Edison

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

George Westinghouse

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Nikola Tesla

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Marguerite Westinghouse

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

Samuel Insull

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

J.P. Morgan

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Mary Edison

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Franklin Pope

Damien Molony

Damien Molony

Bourke Cockran

Conor MacNeill

Conor MacNeill

William Kemmler

Themes & Keywords

biography19th century

About The Current War

The Current War is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of biography, 19th century. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult. Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

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