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Plot. In 1880, Thomas Edison has unveiled his electric lightbulb. He plans to distribute power to American neighborhoods using Direct Current (DC), which is cheaper and cleaner than gaslight, but is limited in range and needs an expensive wiring infrastructure.
The film depicts the fierce rivalry between Thomas Edison, portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch, and George Westinghouse, played by Michael Shannon, as they compete to determine the dominant electrical system to power the world.
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.
Synopsis: Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world.
Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse -- the greatest inventors of the industrial age -- engage in a battle of technology and ideas that will determine whose electrical system...
26 lip 2019 · SYNOPSIS: As the possibility of electric lighting in the home becomes a real thing, warring entrepreneurs Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle to become the...
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
