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The Current War (Original title)
Dates: 2018 (Copyright), 2019 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom, Russian Federation

Director: Alfonso Gómez-Rejón

Synopsis: The story of the battle of technology and ideas between the inventors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse to determine the electrical system. After Edison takes the lead by illuminating Manhattan via direct current, Westinghouse bets everything on promoting alternating current.

Genres:
Biopic, Historical drama

Subjects:
Electricity, Thomas Edison (1847-1931), Westinghouse, George (1846 – 1914), Tesla, Nikola (1856 – 1943)
Releases
Date: 26 July 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 107 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Entertainment Film Distributors Ltd
Date: 04 October 2019Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 107 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 101 Studios