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The Current War

2017 film by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
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The Current War

Summary

The Current War is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Current War's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Current War's director is recorded as Alfonso Gomez-Rejon[4].
  • The Current War's screenwriter is recorded as Michael Mitnick[5].
  • The Current War's composer is recorded as Hauschka[6].
  • The Current War's composer is recorded as Dustin O'Halloran[7].
  • The Current War's genre is recorded as biographical film[8].
  • The Current War's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Current War's genre is recorded as historical drama[10].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Benedict Cumberbatch[11].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Michael Shannon[12].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Nicholas Hoult[13].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Katherine Waterston[14].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Q2023710[15].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Tuppence Middleton[16].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Matthew Macfadyen[17].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Damien Molony[18].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Conor MacNeill[19].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Celyn Jones[20].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Simon Manyonda[21].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Stanley Townsend[22].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as John Schwab[23].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Louis Ashbourne Serkis[24].
  • The Current War's cast member is recorded as Corey Johnson[25].
  • The Current War's producer is recorded as Timur Bekmambetov[26].
  • The Current War's producer is recorded as Basil Iwanyk[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Timur Bekmambetov[26] and Basil Iwanyk[27]. The Current War's director is recorded as Alfonso Gomez-Rejon[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Michael Mitnick[5]. Cast members include Benedict Cumberbatch[11], Michael Shannon[12], Nicholas Hoult[13], Katherine Waterston[14], Q2023710[15], and Tuppence Middleton[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z[28], +2019-10-25T00:00:00Z[29], +2019-09-20T00:00:00Z[30], +2019-07-26T00:00:00Z[31], and +2020-07-23T00:00:00Z[32]. The Current War's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[33]. Genres include biographical film[8], drama film[9], and historical drama[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include War of Currents[34], rivalry[35], invention[36], electricity[37], Thomas Edison[38], and Nikola Tesla[39].

Reception

Reviews include 32%[40], 4.9/10[41], and 55/100[42].

Why It Matters

The Current War ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (576 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Benedict Cumberbatch Chester A. Arthur film George Westinghouse J. P. Morgan Katherine Waterston Matthew Macfadyen Michael Shannon New York City Nicholas Hoult Nikola Tesla Thomas Edison Timur Bekmambetov United States William Kemmler

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [41] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Filmdienst. Retrieved . filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.
  40. [39] ↑ . The Current War. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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