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Pirates of Silicon Valley is a film of genre Drama directed by Martyn Burke released in USA on 20 june 1999 with Noah Wyle
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
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Add to a movie listPirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 original TNT film directed by Martyn Burke. It stars Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates. Spanning the years 1971–1997, the film is based on Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine's book Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer. It explores the impact of the rivalry between Jobs (Apple Computer) and Gates (Microsoft) on the development of the personal computer.
Both after its release and in retrospective reviews, the film has received critical acclaim and warm responses from audiences, having a score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The film opens with the creation of the 1984 commercial for Apple Computer, which introduced the first Macintosh. Steve Jobs (Noah Wyle) is speaking with director Ridley Scott (J. G. Hertzler), trying to convey his idea that "We're creating a completely new consciousness." Scott, however, is more concerned at the moment with the technical aspects of the commercial.Actors
Noah Wyle
(Steve Jobs)
Anthony Michael Hall
(Bill Gates)
Joey Slotnick
(Steve Wozniak)
John DiMaggio
(Steve Ballmer)
Josh Hopkins
(Paul Allen)
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