Edison, the Man
“Spencer Tracy's greatest performance!”
- 1940
- 1h 47m
- NR
★ 6.8 TMDB Rating · 27 votes
In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.
- Director
- Clarence Brown
- Release date
- May 10, 1940
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
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Edison, the Man release dates by country
Edison, the Man was released in cinemas on May 10, 1940 (United States).
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Age rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | May 10, 1940 | — | — |
| Sweden | Apr 2, 1941 | — | Btl |
| Russia | May 8, 1945 | — | — |
Digital = first release online to rent, buy or stream. Dates as reported to TMDB.
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