The Current War

The Current War

108 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 1, 2018

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

The Current War

108 mins | Drama, History | Feb. 1, 2018

The Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Bazelevs Production, Film Rites, Fourth Floor Productions, 101 Studios
Original title The Current War
Directors Jean-Paul Chreky, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Alex Oakley
Writers Michael Mitnick

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

as Thomas Edison

Michael Shannon

as George Westinghouse

Nicholas Hoult

as Nikola Tesla

Katherine Waterston

as Marguerite Westinghouse

Tom Holland

as Samuel Insull

Matthew Macfadyen

as J.P. Morgan

Tuppence Middleton

as Mary Edison

Stanley Townsend

as Franklin Pope

Damien Molony

as Bourke Cockran

Conor MacNeill

as William Kemmler

Celyn Jones

as Sherman Quincy

Craig Roberts

as Robert Lane

Harry Melling

as Benjamin Vale

Colin Stinton

as Daniel Burnham

Oliver Powell

as Leo

John Schwab

as Rudolph Young

Abigail Johns

as Emily Faulk

Tom Bell

as Reverend Vincent

Tom Sweet

as Boy

Iain McKee

as Reporter

Jason Matthewson

as Stock Broker

Woody Norman

as Dash Edison

Louis Ashbourne Serkis

as Older Dash

Faye Ormston

as Party Guest

Phil Hodges

as City Gent

Ekow Quartey

as Journalist 1

Adam Lazarus

as Wabco Worker

Simon Connolly

as Sioux City

Joseph Balderrama

as Horace Kaden

Steven I. Dillard

as NYSE member

Martyn Mayger

as Lawyer

Toby Williams

as Fort Worth Investment Banker

Tim Steed

as Maurice Manesburg

Christopher McMullen

as New York Stockbroker

Jeremy Oliver

as Mr. Westinghouse's Secretary

Liza Ross

as Beti

Steve Carroll

as Cinema Goer

James Chalmers

as South Dakota Delegate

Nancy Crane

as Gladys

Will Irvine

as Reporter 1

Adam Pearce

as New Orleans Investment Banker

Sophia Ally

as Dotty Edison

Kevin Millington

as Henry Walsh

Ben Mars

as Francis Upton

Greg Haiste

as South Dakota Delegate

Katy Poulter

as Hannah

Jed Aukin

as Westinghouse Secretary

John Kinory

as Scientist

Michael Yates

as Stock Enchange Gent

Andy Cockell

as City Gent

Giacomo Joshua Brunelli

as WABCO Worker

Nigel Wilcock

as J.P. Morgan Lawyer

Thor Janke

as Policeman

James Chipman

as Reporter (uncredited)

Gary Kiely

as WABCO worker (uncredited)

Andrew Okello

as Footman

David Morley Hale

as Frederick Worthington

Pamela Betsy Cooper

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Simon Manyonda

as Lewis Latimer

John Pierce Jones

as President Glover Cleveland

Nigel Whitmey

as Doctor Grandoff

Benjamin Schnau

as George Westinghouse's Secretary (uncredited)