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The Current War

Genre
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Released
4 October, 2019
The Current War

The Current War is a 2017 American historical drama film inspired by the 19th-century competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the United States. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, written by Michael Mitnick, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Steven Zaillian, the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Edison, Michael Shannon as Westinghouse, Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla, and Tom Holland as Samuel Insull, alongside Katherine Waterston, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen and Damien Molony. Announced in May 2012, Gomez-Rejon was confirmed in September 2015. Cumberbatch, Shannon, and Hoult joined the cast by October 2016, and filming began in England that December. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017.

Diretor Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk, Harvey Weinstein
Writer(s) Michael Mitnick
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton, Matthew Macfadyen
Music Volker Bertelmann &, Dustin O'Halloran (2017), Danny Bensi &, Saunder Jurriaans (2019)
Cinematography Chung-hoon Chung
Edited by David Trachtenberg, Justin Krohn
Production, company Bazelevs Company, Film Rites, Thunder Road Pictures, Fourth Floor Productions, Lantern Entertainment, The Weinstein Company
Distributed by 101 Studios, (United States), Lantern Entertainment, (International)
Released September 9, 2017 (TIFF), October 25, 2019 (United States)
Running time 107 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $30 million
Box office $12.3 million

Sobre The Current War

Biographical drama documenting the race between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to figure out whose electrical system would power the modern world. It was directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.

Conquista de The Current War

After premiering at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the movie was going to be distributed by The Weinstein Company. It was shelved and sold off following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations before being bought by Lantern Entertainment.

Principais fatos que você não sabia sobre The Current War

Cultural depictions of Thomas Edison.. Cultural depictions of Nikola Tesla.. Films shot in East Sussex.. Films shot in Northumberland.. Films directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.. Films set in Massachusetts.. Films set in Chicago.

Últimas informações sobre The Current War atualizado em 28 de Julho, 2021.