Pirates of Silicon Valley | |
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Based on | Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine[1] |
Screenplay by | Martyn Burke |
Directed by | Martyn Burke |
Starring | |
Composer | Frank Fitzpatrick |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Leanne Moore |
Cinematography | Ousama Rawi |
Editor | Richard Halsey |
Running time | 95 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | TNT |
Release | June 20, 1999 |
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Pirates of Silicon Valley is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates. Spanning the years 1971–1997 and based on Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine's 1984 book Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer, it explores the impact that the rivalry between Jobs (Apple Computer) and Gates (Microsoft) had on the development of the personal computer. The film premiered on TNT on June 20, 1999.[2]