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The Current War

Power changes everything

6.7

1h 48m

2018

“Power changes everything”

Synopsis

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

Director

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Trailer

DramaHistory

biography19th century

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Cast & Crew

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Thomas Edison

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

as George Westinghouse

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

as Nikola Tesla

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

as Marguerite Westinghouse

Tom Holland

Tom Holland

as Samuel Insull

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

as J.P. Morgan

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

as Mary Edison

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

as Franklin Pope

Damien Molony

Damien Molony

as Bourke Cockran

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