The Current War
Brief Synopsis
Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle for dominance in the use of differing electrical currents.
Cast & Crew
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Alfonso Gomez-rejon
Director
John Pierce Jones
Will Irvine
Philip Philmar
Corey Johnson
Conor Macneill
Film Details
Also Known As
Batalha Das Correntes, Current War, Edison - L'uomo che Illuminò il Mondo, Elektrik Savaslari, Guerra brillante, Una Guerra brillante, Wojna o prad, guerra de las corrientes
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
2017
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse battle for dominance in the use of differing electrical currents.
Director
Alfonso Gomez-rejon
Director
Cast
John Pierce Jones
Will Irvine
Philip Philmar
Corey Johnson
Conor Macneill
Celyn Jones
Brian Ferguson
Brendan Cowell
Daniel Millar
Tom Holland
Simon Connolly
Amy Marston
Joseph Balderrama
Toby Williams
Nicholas Hoult
Matthew Macfadyen
Harry Melling
Katherine Waterston
Dominic Coleman
Tuppence Middleton
Nancy Crane
Michael Shannon
Craig Conway
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Bell
George Potts
Robert Jezek
Liza Ross
Tom Fisher
Nathan Osgood
Richard Glover
Simon Kunz
Colin Stinton
Donovan Blackwood
Emma Davies
Turlough Convery
Craig Roberts
Iain Mckee
Nigel Whitmey
Adam Pearce
Stanley Townsend
Tim Steed
Branwell Donaghey
Ekow Quartey
Simon Lowe
Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Garrick Hagon
Crew
Tony Abejuro
Matchmove Artist
Adam Ackland
Executive Producer
Dominic Ackland-snow
Construction Manager
Nicky Ackland-snow
Construction Coordinator
Hugo Adams
Foley
Matt Adams
Camera
Matt Adams
Consultant
John Adkins
Art Department
Carmine Agnone
Matchmove Artist
Lucy Ainsworth-taylor
Visual Effects Producer
Peter Alberti
Stand-In
Ennis Alhashimi
Accounting Assistant
Felipe Almeida
Compositor
Jessica Ambrose
Visual Effects Producer
David Anders
Stunt Player
Lars Andersen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rick Anderson
Best Boy
Chey Anich
Stunt Player
Enest Ansah
Assistant
Ursula Arens
Medic
Luke Armstrong
Compositor
Johnny Ash
Electrician
Matt Bacon
Props
Wojtek Badinski
Compositor
Daisy Baldry
Assistant Director
Justin Ball
Visual Effects Supervisor
Justin Ball
Unit Director
Cassandra Barbour
Rights & Clearances
Charles M. Barsamian
Music
Angela Barson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Garrett Basch
Executive Producer
Joseph Batten
Digital Artist
Christoph Bauschinger
Song Performer
Christoph Bauschinger
Music Editor
Jens Baylis
Assistant Editor
Michael Beard
Medic
Lais Becker
Compositor
Timur Bekmambetov
Producer
Jay Benedict
Adr Voice Casting
Charlie Bennett
Visual Effects
Danny Bensi
Music
Louis Bertini
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Christophe Bertrand
Sound Engineer
Mark Bevan
Props
Silvano Bianchi
Camera
Moti Biran
Compositor
Nic Birmingham
3-D Animator
Magno Borgo
Compositing Supervisor
Marcelo Bortolini
Compositor
Mary Boulding
Assistant Director
Caimin Bourne
Special Effects Supervisor
Kate Brady
Compositor
David Bray
Medic
Stephen Bream
Art Director
Dan Brennan
Sound
Chris Brown
Animal Trainer
Kriss Brown
Other
Stuart Bryce
Visual Effects
Francesca Budd
Production Coordinator
Stuart Bullen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Burdon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claire Burgess
Hair Stylist
Danny Burke
Art Director
Edward Bursch
Graphic Designer
Edward Bursch
Visual Effects
Herbert Butler
Film Lab
Nathaniel Caauwe
Compositor
Harry Cable
Props
Bartholomew Cariss
Costume Designer
Paul Carlin
Camera
Jack Carter
Camera Trainee
Alessandro Caruso
Matchmove Artist
Agueda Del Castillo
Compositor
Anne Mouli Castillo
Location Manager
Alicia Saleh Cavero
Cgi Artist
Julian Chapman
Driver
Michael Cheung
Visual Effects Editor
Mike Chiado
Camera
Jean Paul Chreky
Script Supervisor
Tony Christian
Stunt Player
Chung-hoon Chung
Director Of Photography
Chung-hoon Chung
Dp/Cinematographer
Dan Churchill
Compositor
Simon Clark
Sound Mixer
Melissa Gethin Clarke
Casting Assistant
Nicholas Cochran
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Coffey
Electrician
Missy Cohen
Music Editor
Andy Cole
Gaffer
Susan Cole
Makeup Artist
Spencer Collins
Driver
Neil Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Tom Cowlishaw
Cgi Artist
Jeremy Cox
Visual Effects
James Brennan Craddock
Visual Effects
Oliver Cubbage
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michelle Cullen
Visual Effects Coordinator
Benedict Cumberbatch
Executive Producer
Hugo Currie
Production
Matt Curtis
Titles
Eric D'souza
Camera
Garry Dawson
Props
Virginie Degorgue
Visual Effects
Craig Dellinger
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Theo Demeris
Visual Effects
Josh Dempsey
Electrician
Mark Desimone
Adr Mixer
Chase Deso
Music
Irene Dimarca
Art Department
Cédric De La Forest Divonne
Animator
Francesco Donadello
Music
David Doran
Art Director
Joel Dougherty
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Dow
Driver
Robert Dowling
Electrician
Caoimhe Doyle
Foley Artist
John Duffy
Special Effects Technician
Rachel Durance
Assistant Editor
John Durney
Digital Artist
Josh Dyer
Stunt Player
Jamie Edgell
Stunt Player
Duncan Eland
Cgi Artist
Tina Ellis
Post-Production Accountant
David Emeny
Visual Effects
Tomer Ephstein
Digital Artist
David Esparza
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arkin Esref
Visual Effects
Brandon Evans
Gaffer
Jason Evans
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Evans
Rotoscope Artist
Sian Evans
Costume Supervisor
Lucy Eyre
Set Decorator
Jo Farrugia
Production Secretary
Michael Fentum
Sound Designer
Ricardo Ferreira
Compositor
Andrew Fineberg
Visual Effects Editor
Steve Finn
Sound
Clare Finnegan
Production Manager
Clare Finnegan
Unit Production Manager
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Margie Fortune
Costumer
Paolo Frasson
Grip
Richard Frazer
Compositor
Joe Fuller
Location Manager
Alex Gascoigne
Film Lab
Mitch Gates
3-D Artist
Jenny Gauci
Rotoscope Artist
Luke Gavin
Post-Production Coordinator
Rob Geddes
Compositor
Nick Ghoorbin
Visual Effects
India Gibbs
Production Assistant
Ross Gilbert
Cgi Artist
David Glasser
Executive Producer
Gergely Glovotz
Visual Effects
Leigh Gold
Camera
Chema Gomez
Dailies
Eduardo Gonçalves
Compositor
Alexander Gorokhov
Visual Effects Producer
Tom Gough
Film Lab
Alan Graham
Electrician
Jan Guilfoyle
Visual Effects Producer
Garth Gutteridge
Special Effects Technician
Rafael Haddad
Compositor
Tiffany Hall
Cgi Artist
Michael Harden
Visual Effects Editor
Sue Harding
Foley Artist
Sophia Hardman
Foley Recordist
Tarn Harper
Post-Production Accountant
Jason Harris
Driver
Beau Harrison
Creative Consultant
Paul Hart
Driver
Ahmed Hassan
Visual Effects
Dougie Hawkes
Costumer
Gary Hayes
Driver
Jonathan Hearn
Visual Effects
Lisa Heathcote
Props
Richard Henry
Accounting Assistant
Paul Herbert
Stunt Player
Robert Hladik
Stunt Player
Dennis Ho
Digital Artist
Terry Holland
Caterer
Sarah Hood
Assistant Director
George Hooker
Sound Mixer
Brendan Houghton
Storyboard Artist
Emma Howarth
Costumes
Jeff Hudson
Transportation Captain
Lewis Hume
Camera
David Hutkin
Executive Producer
Basil Iwanyk
Producer
Ian Jackson
Assistant Camera
Rick James
Film Lab
Toby James
Production
George W. Johnson
Song Performer
Hannah Johnson
Visual Effects
David Jones
Props
Kelly Jones
Costumes
Sam Jones
Props
Terry Jones
Art Department
Jhomar Josue
Titles
Saunder Jurriaans
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Batalha Das Correntes, Current War, Edison - L'uomo che Illuminò il Mondo, Elektrik Savaslari, Guerra brillante, Una Guerra brillante, Wojna o prad, guerra de las corrientes
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Period
Release Date
2017
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Ben Stiller was previously in talks to direct.
Jake Gyllenhaal was previously attached to co-star as George Westinghouse. (9/24/2015-2016)
Project was included on the 2011 Black List.
