DramaHistory
The Current War
“Power changes everything”
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Adam Ackland, Garrett Basch
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1,166 votes
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Status
Released
Released
February 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 48m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$30M → $12.2M
Top cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Thomas Edison
Michael Shannon
George Westinghouse
Nicholas Hoult
Nikola Tesla
Katherine Waterston
Marguerite Westinghouse
Tom Holland
Samuel Insull
Matthew Macfadyen
J.P. Morgan
Tuppence Middleton
Mary Edison
Stanley Townsend
Franklin Pope
Damien Molony
Bourke Cockran
Conor MacNeill
William Kemmler
Celyn Jones
Sherman Quincy
Craig Roberts
Robert Lane
Harry Melling
Benjamin Vale
Colin Stinton
Daniel Burnham
Oliver Powell
Leo
John Schwab
Rudolph Young
Abigail Johns
Emily Faulk
Tom Bell
Reverend Vincent
Tom Sweet
Boy
Iain McKee
Reporter
