Tesla
Aug 14 2020
•2h 42m
•History, Drama
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.
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Ethan Hawke
Nikola Tesla
Eve Hewson
Anne Morgan
Jim Gaffigan
George Westinghouse
Kyle MacLachlan
Thomas Edison
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