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The Current War [a] 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 (often referred to as the "war of the currents").
The Current War: Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. With Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Powell, Sophia Ally, Tuppence Middleton. The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
"The Current War" spans 13 years at the end of the 19th century as these two intrepid creative forces jockey, cajole and undermine each other for the glory of illuminating this rapidly evolving world.
The Current War is powered by an outstanding cast and an intriguing, history-inspired story, which makes this drama's low wattage all the more shocking. Read Critics Reviews
The Current War: Director's Cut Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) engage in a battle of technology and ideas to create the electrical system that will power the new century.
The movie “The Current War” recreates the battle of technology and ideas that would determine whether Thomas Edison’s or George Westinghouse’s electrical system would power the new century.
Now PlayingBenedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology...
On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikola Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current.
Backed by J.P. Morgan, Edison dazzles the world by lighting Manhattan. But Westinghouse, aided by Nikola Tesla, sees fatal flaws in Edison's direct current design. Westinghouse and Tesla bet ...
The Current War: Director's Cut is the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the...