Tajna Nikole Tesle (1980)

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 Papic

Writers:

Ivo Bresan, Ivan Kusan,

Stars:

Petar Bozovic, Strother Martin, Orson Welles

Cast

Credited cast:
Petar Bozovic	...	Nikola Tesla
Strother Martin	...	George Westinghouse
Orson Welles	...	J.P. Morgan
Dennis Patrick	...	Thomas Alva Edison
Oja Kodar	...	Catherine Johnson
Boris Buzancic	...	Robert Johnson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Demeter Bitenc
Petar Dobric
Vanja Drach
Igor Galo
Ana Karic
Antun Kujavec
Marijan Lovric
Charles Millot
Kristijan Muck

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | visionary | genius | yugoslav | science | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia

Language:

English Serbo-Croatian

Release Date:

12 September 1980 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Tesla

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zagreb Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Tesla discusses his Colorado Springs journal with news reporters, his lines and his lip movement completely mismatch in distant shots.

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Connections

Featured in Phenomenon: The Lost Archives: Lost Lightning: The Missing Secrets of Nicola Tesla (1998)

User Reviews

Mark Twain tries Tesla's "Electrotherapeutic Device"

Tesla also applied his resonance engines in bizarre forms of physical therapy. He created machines that flooded the human body with electrical currents and strong vibrations, intended to soothe aches and promote healing. And Tesla wasn't just the inventor of the "electrotherapeutic" device -- he was also a client. He reportedly became somewhat addicted to administering the treatment to himself, insisting that a session with the machine rejuvenated him on his long stretches of work without food or sleep. Tesla once let his friend Samuel Clemens try out the healing machine. The author is said to have enjoyed the experience tremendously -- until the vibrations brought him a case of spontaneous diarrhea. Tesla marketed this invention, and the Tesla Electrotherapeutic Company was one of the few commercial enterprises of his old age that was marginally successful.