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Flash of Genius
Summary: Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper.
Runtime: 1 h 59 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 20,000,000
Domestic: $ 4,442,377
International: $ 360,576
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