2021 UK biographical comedy-drama film by Will Sharpe
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Will Sharpe
Screenplay by
Simon Stephenson
Will Sharpe
Story by
Simon Stephenson
Produced by
Adam Ackland
Ed Clarke
Leah Clarke
Starring
Benedict Cumberbatch
Claire Foy
Andrea Riseborough
Toby Jones
Narrated by
Olivia Colman
Cinematography
Erik Wilson
Edited by
Selina Macarthur
Music by
Arthur Sharpe
Production companies
StudioCanal
Film4 Productions
Shoebox Films
SunnyMarch
Distributed by
StudioCanal (United Kingdom and France)
Amazon Studios (United States)
Release dates
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) (Telluride)
5 November 2021 (2021-11-05) (United States)
1 January 2022 (2022-01-01) (United Kingdom)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
Countries
France
United Kingdom
United States
Language
English
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is a 2021 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Will Sharpe, from a story by Simon Stephenson, and screenplay by Stephenson and Sharpe. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch (as the eccentric artist Louis Wain), Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough and Toby Jones.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, had a limited release on 22 October 2021, and was released in the United States on Prime Video on 5 November 2021. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2022, by StudioCanal.
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