The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Oct 21, 2021

1h 51m

★ 7.0

Overview

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Genres

Drama

History

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

StudioCanal

Shoebox Films

Film4 Productions

SunnyMarch

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Trailers

Cast

Louis Wain

Benedict Cumberbatch

Emily Wain

Claire Foy

Caroline Wain

Andrea Riseborough

Sir William Ingram

Toby Jones

Josephine Wain

Sharon Rooney

Claire Wain

Aimee Lou Wood

Marie Wain

Hayley Squires

Felicie Wain

Stacy Martin

Mrs Wain

Phoebe Nicholls

Dan Rider

Adeel Akhtar

Herbert Railton

Asim Chaudhry

Max Kase

Taika Waititi

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