The Current War (2017) PG-13 | 1h 47min | Biography, Drama, History | 4 October 2019 (USA)

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison and Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, THE CURRENT WAR is the epic story of the cutthroat competitors between the best inventors of the economic age over whose electrical system would energy the brand new century. Backed by J.P. Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, has seen deadly flaws in Edison’s direct present design. Igniting a struggle of currents, Westinghouse and Tesla guess the whole lot on dangerous and harmful alternating present. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) and written by playwright Michael Mitnick (Sex Lives of our Parents), THE CURRENT WAR additionally stars Katherine Waterston, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton.

The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electrical energy titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to find out whose electrical system would energy the trendy world.

Director:
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Writer:
Michael Mitnick

Stars:
Tom Holland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston |
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Rated PG-13 for some disturbing/violent pictures, and thematic components
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