The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021•1h 51m•6.9/10

DramaHistoryComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(510)

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.

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Production

StudioCanal UK, Shoebox Films, Film4 Productions, SunnyMarch

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Louis Wain

Claire Foy

Claire Foy

Emily Wain

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Caroline Wain

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Sir William Ingram

Sharon Rooney

Sharon Rooney

Josephine Wain

Aimee Lou Wood

Aimee Lou Wood

Claire Wain

Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires

Marie Wain

Stacy Martin

Stacy Martin

Felicie Wain

Phoebe Nicholls

Phoebe Nicholls

Mrs Wain

Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Dan Rider

Asim Chaudhry

Asim Chaudhry

Herbert Railton

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi

Max Kase

Crystal Clarke

Crystal Clarke

Alicia Simmonds

Daniel Rigby

Daniel Rigby

Bendigo

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Henry Wood

Julian Barratt

Julian Barratt

Dr Elphick

Dorothy Atkinson

Dorothy Atkinson

Mrs Du Frayne

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

H.G. Wells

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Narrator

Fehinti Balogun

Fehinti Balogun

Praga

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