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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1980-02-19
Languagesh
Runtime1h 55m
Production

Zagreb Film

6.2(33)
•1980•1h 55m

The Secret of Nikola Tesla

"The Genius Who Lit The World"

Drama

Overview

Life and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose greatest contribution to mankind remain a mystery to this day.

Director
Krsto Papić
Writing & Screenplay
Krsto PapićIvo Brešan
Cinematography
Ivica Rajković

Principal Cast

29 credited
Petar Božović
Petar BožovićNikola Tesla
Orson Welles
Orson WellesJ.P. Morgan
Oja Kodar
Oja KodarCatherine Johnson
Strother Martin
Strother MartinGeorge Westinghouse
Dennis Patrick
Dennis PatrickThomas Alva Edison
Charles Millot
Charles MillotAdams
Boris Buzančić
Boris BuzančićRobert Johnson
Ana Karić
Ana KarićĐuka Mandić
Edo Peročević
Edo PeročevićKolman Czito
ZS
Zvonko Strmac

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