Benedict cumberbatch stars in the film as thomas edison, the famed inventor whos ready to quite literally light up manhattan using his dc technology. The threeway rivalry between the inventors is the premise of the current war a movie that has its own dramatic back story, starring benedict cumberbatch as edison, nicholas hoult as tesla and. The film originally premiered at numerous festival and was then shelved for 2. How edison, tesla and westinghouse battled to electrify. The real story behind the current war, about edison. Hoults tesla seems peripheral, an afterthought, and the movie s fourth star tom holland, as edison s assistant, samuel insull gets his big scene too late for his character to. Smart news keeping you current topsy the elephant was a victim of her captors, not thomas edison many believe edison killed topsy to prove a point, but some historians argue otherwise.
The current war vs the true story of edison, westinghouse. Official the current war movie trailer 2019 subscribe. The film shows the competing styles and influences of edison and tesla. Two famous personalities edison and tesla fight it out for providing the world with electric power, with the way they think is the future. The movie flirts with, but doesnt go into tesla s story nearly enough, as the spotlight remains squarely on the edison vs westinghouse rivalry. But tesla, backed by westinghouse, has seen fatal flaws in edison s direct current design. Westinghouse, down to the wire the film, which follows the race to bring electricity to american cities, stars benedict cumberbatch and michael shannon. The movie the current war recreates the battle of technology and ideas that would determine whether thomas edison s or george westinghouses electrical system would. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison film the current war finally gets new release date this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The current war 2017 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Electricity battle between edison and tesla comes to life in new film. Nikola tesla was a brilliant but eccentric genius, and thomas edison was the iconic innovator who designed the lightbulb. Westinghouses company soon gets a leg up on edison as more american cities start implementing tesla s technology, culminating in a climactic.
American genius edison vs tesla tv episode 2015 imdb. During their bitter dispute, dubbed the war of the currents, edison championed the directcurrent system, in which electrical current flows steadily in one direction, while tesla and westinghouse. With eric rolland, anthony misiano, gary ayash, radford baker. The real history that inspired the movie the current war time. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of.
Edison, yes a quite original mind but not a genious, being a slave to his need for fame. The current war is a 2017 american historical drama film inspired by the 19th century competition between thomas edison. Benedict cumberbatchs thomas edison film the current war. Morgan matthew macfadyen, dazzles the world by lighting manhattan. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing. Edison won the war despite losing the battle of the currents, thomas edison has been credited with many important inventions, including. Edison and teslas current war ushered in the electric age. Interview with writer michael mitnick the current war at history vs. Benedict cumberbatch is thomas edison, michael shannon is george westinghouse, and nicholas hoult is nikola tesla in the current war. Edison fiercely guards his patents and sues westinghouse. The current war trailer 1 2017 benedict cumberbatch, tom holland biography movie hd official trailer. The film, which follows the race to bring electricity to american cities, stars.
Edison suggests that ac is dangerous and engages in a publicity war, while westinghouse stands behind the technical merits of ac. Two years ago at the toronto international film festival, a movie about thomas edison, george westinghouse, nikola tesla and, for a climax, the. Nikola tesla is a pop culture battle the current war, a new movie, and edison, a new biography, resurrect the battle between thomas edison and nikola tesla. Topsy the elephant was a victim of her captors, not thomas. Im nikola by the way thomas edison oh, were using our. Igniting a war of currents, westinghouse and tesla bet everything on their alternating current. Brilliant inventor nikola tesla arrives in the united states and begins working with edison, but is disappointed by edisons. What to know about the real epic rivalry between thomas edison, nikola tesla and george westinghouseand the invention of the electric. Tesla should be the real hero of the movie, as it happened in reality. Electricity battle between edison and tesla comes to life. 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.
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