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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...tells this story in faithful and often moving detail. If it has a handicap, it's that Kearns was not a colorful character, more of a very stubborn man with tunnel vision.

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Cast & Crew

Marc Abraham
Director
Dermot Mulroney
As Gil Previck
Daniel Roebuck
As Frank Sertin
Richard Fitzpatrick
As Barney Howell
Alan Alda
As Gregory Lawson
Greg Kinnear
As Bob Kearns
Bill Lake
As Scott
Chuck Shamata
As Professor Irwin
Bill Smitrovich
As Professor Irwin

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"Flash of Genius" tells the true story of Robert Kearns, a college professor who invented intermittent windshield wipers in the 1960s. Despite his efforts to bring the innovation to the auto industry, Kearns was met with rejection and eventually took on Detroit's giants in a battle for recognition and compensation for his work. Experience the inspiring journey of one man's fight for justice and the realization that even the smallest ideas can change the world.

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Flash of Genius was released in theaters on October 3, 2008.