Product Details

• Actors: Mustafa Nadarevic, Rade Serbedzija, Spiro Guberina, Izet Hajdarhodzic, Ratko Buljan
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: February 19, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 1893943011
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,029 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Discover how many of his inventions including the "Tesla Coil," which is the foundation of many modern communications deveices. Learn how a tesla coil may be built and the "energy" from the earth itself be harassed to create virtually limitless energy. This program also includes one of the most comprehensive description of Tesla's life, his alliance with Westinghouse, his dealing with Thomas Edison and even Mark Twain.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy this if you want to be disappointed, May 22, 2002

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M. P. Charij "mcharij" (Reading United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikola Tesla: Life and Times of a Forgotten Genius [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is loosely based on the life of Nikola Tesla and has some glaring errors for example: AC is "Alternative Current"
the narrative talks about the American/Spanish War around the start of the 20th Century whilst WW2 footage runs (they do the same when the narrative is about WW1). They refer to Tesla's remote control boat as having the ability to respond to voice commands (Tesla himself said he controlled the responses).

The clincher for me was that whenever the narrative was on the Colorado Springs site, the footage they repeatedly showed was of the Wardenclyffe building and Tower.

The details of Tesla's life were so thin that almost half the
video is taken up with footage of enthusiasts versions of the Tesla coil. This is accompanied by a narrative that is supposed to instruct you in how to build one, (I had to struggle to keep from falling asleep during this portion).

In my opinion you'd be better off with the PBS/Warner video
Tesla - Master of Lightning.