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The Current War

The Current War is a 2017 historical drama film inspired by the 19th-century competition between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse over which electric power delivery system would be used in the United States (often referred to as the "war of the currents"). Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, written by Michael Mitnick, and executive produced by Martin…

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Box office
$12.9 million
Budget
$30 million
Cinematography
Chung Chung-hoon
Countries
United States · Russia · United Kingdom
Directed by
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Distributed by
101 Studios (United States) · Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) · Lantern Entertainment (International)

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The Current War

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related to Production · 48
The Current War → AC/DC, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, As, Bazelevs, Bekmambetov, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Black List, Brighton Pavilion, Cragside House, December, Dying Girl, Earl, Edison, Edison's, England, Filming, George Westinghouse, Home Farm, In
related to Box office · 8
The Current War → Alfonso Gomez-Rejon-directed, Black, Blue, Canada, Countdown, In, It, United States
Starring · 7
The Current War → Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Holland, Tuppence Middleton
Production companies · 6
The Current War → Bazelevs Company, Film Rites, Fourth Floor Productions, Lantern Entertainment, The Weinstein Company (uncredited), Thunder Road Pictures
related to External links · 4
The Current War → History, Hollywood, IMDb Interview, Michael MitnickThe Current War
Countries · 3
The Current War → Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Distributed by · 3
The Current War → 101 Studios (United States), Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom), Lantern Entertainment (International)
Edited by · 2
The Current War → David Trachtenberg, Justin Krohn
Music by · 2
The Current War → Dustin O'Halloran, Volker Bertelmann
Produced by · 2
The Current War → Basil Iwanyk, Timur Bekmambetov

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The Current WarBox office$12.9 million1.00infobox
The Current WarBudget$30 million1.00infobox
The Current WarCinematographyChung Chung-hoon1.00infobox
The Current WarCountriesUnited States1.00infobox
The Current WarCountriesRussia1.00infobox
The Current WarCountriesUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
The Current WarDirected byAlfonso Gomez-Rejon1.00infobox
The Current WarDistributed by101 Studios (United States)1.00infobox
The Current WarDistributed byEntertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)1.00infobox
The Current WarDistributed byLantern Entertainment (International)1.00infobox
The Current WarEdited byDavid Trachtenberg1.00infobox
The Current WarEdited byJustin Krohn1.00infobox
The Current WarLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Current WarMusic byVolker Bertelmann1.00infobox
The Current WarMusic byDustin O'Halloran1.00infobox
The Current WarProduced byTimur Bekmambetov1.00infobox
The Current WarProduced byBasil Iwanyk1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesBazelevs Company1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesFilm Rites1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesThunder Road Pictures1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesFourth Floor Productions1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesLantern Entertainment1.00infobox
The Current WarProduction companiesThe Weinstein Company (uncredited)1.00infobox
The Current WarRelease datesSeptember 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) (TIFF)1.00infobox
The Current WarRelease datesOctober 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) (United States)1.00infobox
The Current WarRunning time107 minutes1.00infobox
The Current WarStarringBenedict Cumberbatch1.00infobox
The Current WarStarringMichael Shannon1.00infobox
The Current WarStarringKatherine Waterston1.00infobox
The Current WarStarringTom Holland1.00infobox

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