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The Secret of Nikola Tesla, is a 1980 Yugoslav biographical film which details events in the life of the Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), portrayed by Serbian actor Petar Božović. Tesla grew up in the Austro-Hungarian Empire), studied engineering and physics, and moved to New York in 1884. He became an American citizen in 1891 and is known for his contributions to electrical engineering.
Original Release
02/19/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Petar Božovic | Nikola Tesla |
| Orson Welles | J.P. Morgan |
| Oja Kodar | Catherine Johnson |
| Strother Martin | George Westinghouse |
| Dennis Patrick | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Charles Millot | Adams |
| Boris Buzancic | Robert Johnson |
| Ana Karić | Djuka Mandic / Đuka Mandić |
| Edo Perocevic | Kolman Czito |
| Zvonko Strmac |
Directors
Writers
Krsto Papić, Ivo Brešan, Ivan Kusan, John Hughes, John English
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Petar Božovic | Nikola Tesla |
| Orson Welles | J.P. Morgan |
| Oja Kodar | Catherine Johnson |
| Strother Martin | George Westinghouse |
| Dennis Patrick | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Charles Millot | Adams |
| Boris Buzancic | Robert Johnson |
| Ana Karić | Djuka Mandic / Đuka Mandić |
| Edo Perocevic | Kolman Czito |
| Zvonko Strmac | |
| Lojze Rozman | |
| Igor Galo | Guglielmo Marconi |
| Vanja Drach | Mark Twain |
| Marijan Lovrić | Milutin Tesla |
| Petar Dobrić | |
| Zvonimir Torjanac | (as Zvonko Torjanac) |
| Branko Špoljar | |
| Zorko Rajcic | |
| Antun Kujavec | |
| Velimir Chytil |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ilija Ivezic | Executive Producer |
| Radovan Kljakic | Executive Producer |
| Branka Soten | Executive Producer |
