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Feature film — 2018

The Current War (2018)

6.71h 48mDrama — History

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

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A high-signal pick with 1,187 votes.

Bazelevs / Film Rites / Fourth Floor Productions / 13 Films / Thunder Road

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Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

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Cast & crew

Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison

Benedict Cumberbatch

Thomas Edison

Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse

Michael Shannon

George Westinghouse

Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla

Nicholas Hoult

Nikola Tesla

Katherine Waterston as Marguerite Westinghouse

Katherine Waterston

Marguerite Westinghouse

Tom Holland as Samuel Insull

Tom Holland

Samuel Insull

Matthew Macfadyen as J.P. Morgan

Matthew Macfadyen

J.P. Morgan

Tuppence Middleton as Mary Edison

Tuppence Middleton

Mary Edison

Stanley Townsend as Franklin Pope

Stanley Townsend

Franklin Pope

Damien Molony as Bourke Cockran

Damien Molony

Bourke Cockran

Conor MacNeill as William Kemmler

Conor MacNeill

William Kemmler

Celyn Jones as Sherman Quincy

Celyn Jones

Sherman Quincy

Craig Roberts as Robert Lane

Craig Roberts

Robert Lane

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