American Experience: Tesla

American Experience: Tesla 2016

7/10

IMDB Rating : 7

FD Smart Rating : 7

Synopsis : Inventor and genius Nikola Tesla, whose ideas revolutionized the use of electricity, envisioned technology that became indispensable decades later.

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Argentina , Australia , Belgium , Brazil , Canada , Czech Republic , France , Germany , Greece , Hong Kong , Hungary , India , Israel , Italy , Japan , Lithuania , Mexico , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Singapore , Slovakia , South Africa , South Korea , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Thailand , United Kingdom , United States , Vietnam

Actors:

Michael Murphy , Jane Alcorn , Harold Clark , Peter Fisher , Samantha Hunt

Creators:

David Grubin

Languages:

English [Original]

Subtitles:

German , Spanish , Italian , English , Arabic , Traditional Chinese , Greek , Simplified Chinese , Dutch , French , Brazilian Portuguese , Polish , European Spanish , Turkish , Bulgarian , Romanian , Hebrew , Portuguese , Korean , Japanese , Norwegian , Finnish , Swedish , Thai

Genres:

Documentary, Biography, History

Release Date:

2016

Run Time:

53m

Maturity Rating:

Recommended for ages 7 and up

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