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The Water Engine (1992) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1992 · 88 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Steven Schachter
- Starring
- Martin Sheen, Patti LuPone, Treat Williams, William H. Macy, Charles Durning, Felicity Huffman
Set in the 1930s, inventor Charles Lang creates a water‑powered engine. When he seeks a patent, he is offered a paltry sum and, after refusing, faces pressure from interests eager to buy or suppress his breakthrough. Oil giants, fearing competition, plot to seize the technology, forcing Lang to protect his invention and find a way to publish it.
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