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.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.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.
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- TriviaPremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2017 and was originally supposed to be released in U.S. theaters in November 2017 . However, after Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual misconduct and rape by several women in a detailed article published by the New York Times in October 2017, the Weinstein Co. scrapped the original release date and sold the film to Lantern Entertainment, who later sold the film's U.S. distribution rights to 101 Studios. The film would finally be shown in movie theaters in Europe in July 2019 and the U.S. in October 2019.
- GoofsThomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse never met each other.
- Quotes
Samuel Insull: So, what's your trade?
Nikola Tesla: I fix problems for idiots.
- Crazy creditsIn the middle or so of the credits we can ear, recorded on a wax cylinder, a Spanish men introducing a music that he will play on a guitar until the end of the credits.
- Alternate versionsThe film originally premiered at numerous festival and was then shelved for 2 years until a re-edited version (titled "The Current War: The Director's Cut") was released theatrically in 2019
- SoundtracksAutumn 3
Written by Max Richter
Performed by Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Raphael Alpermann, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre De Ridder (as André de Ridder)
Published by Mute Song Limited
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
It's a shame
Hollywood always makes movies that represents Americans (or in this case born-American-capitalist) as a heros, whether that's true or not...Real hero in this "current war" is undoubtedly biggest mind in history of humankind - Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla, who's totally sidelined in America's educational system, while Edison (who stole from him) is a God...This movie doesn't help...Sportswise saying, it's like it you're comparing Jusein Bolt and Justin Gatlin...First one is obviously the best, second one is two-times (caught!!!) cheater, but he's an American, so I doubt that in, say, 15 years from now, if Hollywood decides to make movie about their rivalry, Gatelin would be shown as a villain...I really hope that some day someone will make movie that Tesla really deserves.
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- Also known as
- Trận Chiến Ánh Sáng
- Filming locations
- Cragside House, Rothbury, Northumberland, England, UK(Solitude, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of George Westinghouse)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,979,540
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,633,717
- Oct 27, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $12,217,160
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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