The Current War (2017)
Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon / Nicholas Hoult / Benedict Cumberbatch
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - World History |
Release Date - Oct 15, 2017 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - Spain, Russia, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis
Electricity kingpins George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison find their rivalry escalating, plunging deeper into a brutal race to electrify the United States. Loyalties are tested and lines are crossed as the magnates vie to exert their influence across the nation and also bring their patented electrical system to the entire modern world.
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conflict, corporation, electricity, inventor, scientific-research
