Die Wassermaschine
director:
Steven Schachter
playwright:
David Mamet
actor:
William Hall Macy Jr.
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Patti LuPone
/
Charles Durning
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John Mahoney
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Joe Mantegna
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genre:
Drama
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TV Movie
language:
English
length: 1h 28m
release date: 1992-08-24
IMDb: tt0105788
overview
In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously low amount. When he refuses, he is suddenly several people are pressuring him to sell. The big oil companies don't want the competition. Now he has to try and keep them from getting his idea, and somehow get it published.