Film

biografija, zgodovina, dokumentarni (2008)

Westinghouse

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Westinghouse

Naslov:

Westinghouse

Leto:

2008

Zvrst:

biografija, zgodovina, dokumentarni

Trajanje:

112 min

Režija:

Mark Bussler

Scenarij:

Mark Bussler


Glavne vloge:


Thomas A. Edison
  >  Self (archive footage)
Betty Furness
  >  Self (archive footage)
David Cope
  >  Self - Historian
Carol Lee Espy
  >  Narrator
Edward J. Reis
  >  Self
Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.
  >  Self - Biographer, George Westinghouse (as Quentin R. Skrabec PhD)
William Terbo
  >  Self - Grand-nephew of Nikola Tesla (as William H. Terbo)
George Westinghouse
  >  Self (archive footage)
Jim Sutherland
  >  Self - Retired Westinghouse Engineer
Joseph G. Deley
  >  Self - Westinghouse Manufacturing Director

Povzetek:


Westinghouse is a feature-length documentary about the life and times of George Westinghouse, his companies, legacy, personality, partnership with Nikola Telsa and conflict with Thomas Edison. George Westinghouse is considered America's greatest industrialist and the only man who would go up against Thomas Edison, and win. His victory over Edison during the Battle of the Currents set the stage for the entire future of electric power. The Westinghouse air brake is considered one of the most important inventions in history. Automobile shock absorbers, railroad signaling and the modern day weekend all owe their existence to the man who Andrew Carnegie called "A genius who can't be downed." Westinghouse may be most famous for the massive companies that he created, but the man called "Uncle George" was a reserved, creative giant who went out of his way to treat his workforce with dignity and respect. He was an honest millionaire in the days of robber barons, an optimist in the days of ...
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