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Tesla

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The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.

August 14, 2020 · Directed by Michael Almereyda

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Runtime1h 42m
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Cast & crew

Ethan Hawke
Nikola Tesla
Eve Hewson
Anne Morgan
Jim Gaffigan
George Westinghouse
Kyle MacLachlan
Thomas Edison
Donnie Keshawarz
J.P. Morgan
Josh Hamilton
Robert Underwood Johnson
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Anital Szigeti
Lucy Walters
Katherine Johnson
John Palladino
Bourke Cochran
Michael Mastro
Charles Peck
Hannah Gross
Mina Edison
Peter Greene
Nichols

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