Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Written by Michael Mitnick   Cast Benedict Cumberbatch ... Thomas Edison Oliver Powell ... Leo Katherine Waterston ... Marguerite Westinghouse Nancy Crane ... Gladys Liza Ross ... Beti Tim Steed ... Maurice Manesburg Michael Shannon ... George Westinghouse David Morley Hale ... Frederick Worthington Amy Marston ... Annabelle Worthington Robert Jezek ... Mr. Faulk Abigail Johns ... Emily Faulk Tom Bell ... Reverend Vincent Giles Terera ... Elijah McCoy Samuel Dutton ... Mr. Burton Stanley Townsend ... Franklin Pope Sophia Ally ... Young Dotty Edison Tuppence Middleton ... Mary Edison Woody Norman ... Young Dash Edison Tom Holland ... Samuel Insull Matthew Macfadyen ... J.P. Morgan Dominic Coleman ... White House Butler Corey Johnson ... President Chester A. Arthur Nicholas Hoult ... Nikola Tesla Emma Davies ... Dorothy Brookes Nigel Whitmey ... Doctor Grandoff Simon Manyonda ... Lewis Latimer Katy Poulter ... Hannah Provence Maydew ... Jayne Celyn Jones ... Sherman Quincy Iain McKee ... Reporter Ekow Quartey ... Journalist 1 Will Irvine ... Journalist 2 James Chalmers ... North Dakota Delegate Adam Pearce ... New Orleans Investment Banker Toby Williams ... Fort Worth Investment Banker Simon Connolly ... Sioux City Investment Banker Joseph Balderrama ... Horace Kaden Harry Melling ... Benjamin Vale Craig Roberts ... Robert Lane Tom Fisher ... Southwick Brown Conor MacNeill ... William Kemmler Craig Conway ... Warden Durston Simon Kunz ... Womack Nick Preston ... Pool Hall Local 1 Jake Davies ... Pool Hall Local 2 Donovan Blackwood ... George W. Johnson (as Donovan F. Blackwood) Brendan Cowell ... Confederate Soldier Bob Karper ... Photographer Sam Swann ... Furniture Seller Damien Molony ... Bourke Cockran Garrick Hagon ... Attorney General Nathan Osgood ... Judge Turlough Convery ... Rough Looking Man Josh Finan ... Peter Ben Mars ... Francis Upton Brian Ferguson ... Academic Branwell Donaghey ... Hotel Manager George Potts ... Man in Elevator Colin Stinton ... Daniel Burnham Simon Lowe ... Mr. Cannon Philip Philmar ... Schwab (as Philip Phillmar) Richard Glover ... Mayor Creiger Louis Ashbourne Serkis ... Older Dash Evy Frearson ... Older Dot John Pierce Jones ... President Grover Cleveland Beti B. Gomes-Rejon ... Lunching Lady 1 (as Beti Gomez-Rejon) Maite Gomez-Rejon ... Lunching Lady 2 Harry Moore ... Autograph Son Daniel Millar ... Autograph Father Tom Fisher ... Southwood Brown Uncredited Cast Robert-Anthony Artlett ... Lawyer Lasco Atkins ... Gentleman Jed Aukin ... Westinghouse Secretary Jay William Whittington Barrette ... Wabco Worker Fares Boulos ... Wabco Worker Giacomo Joshua Brunelli ... WABCO Worker Steve Carroll ... Cinema Goer Andy Cockell ... City Gent Pamela Betsy Cooper ... Hotel Guest Nick Davison ... Court Spectator / Train passenger / Gentleman's Club member James Dearing ... Reporter Steven I. Dillard ... NYSE member Marc Esse ... Coachman Jesús Gallo ... City Gentleman Greg Haiste ... South Dakota Delegate Ian Hearnshaw ... Gentleman Oscar Heron ... Guest of Honour Phil Hodges ... City Gent Sam Hollobon ... Scenic painter Ruth Clarson ... Stock Exchange Attendee Thor Janke ... Policeman Gary Kiely ... WABCO worker John Kinory ... Scientist Adam Lazarus ... Wabco Worker Saul Marron ... Dakota Businessman Jason Matthewson ... Stock Broker Martyn Mayger ... Lawyer Christopher McMullen ... New York Stockbroker Kevin Millington ... Henry Walsh Catherine Monfils ... Wabco's wife Andrew Okello ... Footman Jeremy Oliver ... Mr. Westinghouse's Secretary Faye Ormston ... Party Guest Mark Ryder ... Scientist Abigail Sakari ... Emily Faulk Benjamin Schnau ... George Westinghouse's secretary John Schwab ... Rudolph Young Janette Sharpe ... Stock Exchange Woman Richard Stanley ... Fat Cat Tom Sweet ... Boy Roderick Swift ... New York Death Committee Member Michael Yates ... Stock Enchange Gent Produced by Adam Ackland   Garrett Basch   Timur Bekmambetov   Benedict Cumberbatch   Basil Iwanyk   Michael Mitnick   Matthew Patnick   Ann Ruark   Martin Scorsese   Adam Sidman   Jayne Sullivan   Georgette Turner   Bob Weinstein   Michele Wolkoff   Steven Zaillian   Original Music by Danny Bensi Volker Bertelmann Saunder Jurriaans Dustin O'Halloran

Additional Info Premiere: September 09, 2017 Theatrical Release: October 25, 2019 DVD Release: March 31, 2020 Blu-ray Release: March 31, 2020 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Alternate Titles The Current War: Director's Cut Production Companies Bazelevs Production Film Rites FlightAV.com (Aerial Drone Services) Fourth Floor Productions Lantern Entertainment The Weinstein Company Distributors The Weinstein Company   (2017) (USA) (theatrical) 101 Studios   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) Lantern Entertainment   (USA) (theatrical) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,062 / 20,886 Site Ranking #3,058 Silver Bullet (1985) #3,059 I Spit On Your Grave (1978) #3,060 Young Rock: Season 2 (2022) #3,061 The Happytime Murders (2018) #3,062 The Current War (2017) #3,063 Return To Oz (1985) #3,064 Shadow In The Cloud (2020) #3,065 Friday After Next (2002) #3,066 Young Rock: Season 3 (2022)