Tesla (2020)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tesla |
| Original title | Tesla |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2020 |
| length | 102 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Almereyda |
| script | Michael Almereyda |
| production |
Christa Campbell , Lati Grobman , Per Melita , Isen Robbins , Uri Singer |
| music | John Paesano |
| camera | Sean Price Williams |
| cut | Kathryn J. Schubert |
| occupation | |
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Tesla is a biography by Michael Almereyda about Nikola Tesla , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020 and was released in German cinemas on August 20, 2020.
action
The young, brilliant scientist Nikola Tesla conducts research in New York. He is working on the implementation of his revolutionary electrical system and is in competition with his inventor colleague Thomas Edison.
production
Directed by Michael Almereyda , who also wrote the script. The filmmaker planned to make a film about Nikola Tesla at the beginning of his career .
Ethan Hawke can be seen in the title role of Nikola Tesla . Jim Gaffigan played George Westinghouse in the film and Kyle MacLachlan played his competitor Thomas Edison . The role of Anne Morgan , daughter of Tesla's investor, banker JP Morgan , was cast by Eve Hewson .
The film music was composed by John Paesano . In August 2020, Millennium Media Records released the soundtrack album with a total of 15 tracks for download.
The film premiered on January 27, 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival . It came to selected US cinemas on August 21, 2020 and started the day before in Germany.
reception
Reviews
So far, the film has received a positive rating from 75 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received an average rating of 6.8 out of a possible 10 points.
Awards
- Awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Prize
synchronization
The German synchronization was carried out on behalf of Scalamedia GmbH, Berlin.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Edison | Kyle MacLachlan | Bernd Vollbrecht |
| George Westinghouse | Jim Gaffigan | Torsten Münchow |
| Nikola Tesla | Ethan Hawke | Frank Schaff |
Web links
- Tesla in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tesla in the German synchronous file
- Tesla in the program of the Sundance Film Festival (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Tesla . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 200839 / K).
- ↑ https://www.sundance.org/projects/tesla
- ↑ Sundance Wish List: 60 Films We Hope Will Head to Park City in 2020. In: indiewire.com, November 18, 2019.
- ↑ Sven Hauberg: The man, not the car. In: Weser Courier . August 12, 2020, accessed August 13, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.sundance.org/projects/tesla
- ↑ 'Tesla' Soundtrack Album Released. In: filmmusicreporter.com, August 21, 2020.
- ↑ 2020 Sundance Film Festival: 118 Feature Films Announced. In: sundance.org, December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Sundance Film Festival 2020: Program. In: sundance.org. Accessed December 21, 2019 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
- ↑ Start dates in Germany. In: insidekino.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ↑ Tesla. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2020.