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Tesla

My achievements and conquests will be evaluated in the future

20205.81h 42m

Overview

The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

Directed by Michael Almereyda
Written by Michael Almereyda
Produced by Isen Robbins, Lati Grobman, Christa Campbell
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $459K

Top Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Nikola Tesla

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson

Anne Morgan

Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

George Westinghouse

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Thomas Edison

Donnie Keshawarz

Donnie Keshawarz

J.P. Morgan

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton

Robert Underwood Johnson

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Anital Szigeti

Lucy Walters

Lucy Walters

Katherine Johnson

John Palladino

John Palladino

Bourke Cochran

Michael Mastro

Michael Mastro

Charles Peck

Themes & Keywords

inventorbiographybased on true storynikola teslatesla coil

About Tesla

Tesla is a history, drama film released in 2020 exploring themes of inventor, biography, based on true story, nikola tesla, tesla coil. Directed by Michael Almereyda, it stars Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan. The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

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