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The current war Cover Image DVD DVD

The current war [videorecording] / directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon ; written by Michael Mitnick ; produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk ; 101 Studios presents ; a Sunnymarch production ; a Filmrights production ; a Thunder Road Film production ; a Bazelevs production.

Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso, (director.). Mitnick, Michael, (screenwriter.). Bekmambetov, Timur, 1961- (film producer.). Iwanyk, Basil, (film producer.). Cumberbatch, Benedict, 1976- (actor.). Shannon, Michael, 1974- (actor.). Waterston, Katherine, (actor.). Holland, Tom, (actor.). Macfadyen, Matthew, (actor.). Middleton, Tuppence, 1987- (Added Author). Hoult, Nicholas, 1989- (actor.). Molony, Damien, (actor.). Serkis, Louis Ashbourne, 2004- (actor.). Conway, Craig, (actor.). Jones, Celyn, 1979- (actor.). Kunz, Simon, (actor.). Belll, Tom, (actor.). Marston, Amy, (actor.). Bensi, Danny, (composer (expression)). Jurriaans, Saunder, (composer (expression)). Chŏng, Chŏng-hun, 1970- (director of photography.). Trachtenberg, David (Dave), (editor of moving image work.). Krohn, Justin, 1978- (editor of moving image work.). 101 Studios, (presenter,, distributor.). SunnyMarch TV (Firm), (production company.). Filmrights, (production company.). Bazelevs-Prodakshn (Firm), (production company.). Thunder Road Films, (production company.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Katherine Waterson, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Damien Molony, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Craig Conway, Celyn Jones, Simon Kunz, Tom Belll, Amy Marston. (Cast).

Summary:

THE CURRENT WAR: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT is the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea of how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history. -- from back cover.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Director's cut.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Edison - Westinghouse - Tesla Inspired by true events" -- from front cover.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Katherine Waterson, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Damien Molony, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Craig Conway, Celyn Jones, Simon Kunz, Tom Belll, Amy Marston.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1, anamorphic wide screen 2.35:1.
Language Note:
English audio.

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Subject: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 > Drama.
Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914 > Drama.
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 > Drama.
Electrification > History > Drama.
Electric power > History > Drama.
Electrical engineering > United States > History > Drama.
Genre: Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.

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