Pirates of Silicon Valley

Pirates of Silicon Valley
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onFire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine[1]
Screenplay byMartyn Burke
Directed byMartyn Burke
Starring
ComposerFrank Fitzpatrick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLeanne Moore
CinematographyOusama Rawi
EditorRichard Halsey
Running time95 minutes
Production companies
  • Haft Entertainment
  • St. Nick Productions
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseJune 20, 1999 (1999-06-20)
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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]

  1. ^ Freiberger, Paul. "Meet Paul Freiberger". paulfreiberger.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Richmond, Ray (June 16, 1999). "Review: 'Pirates of Silicon Valley'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2015.