chicago, illinois,biography,based on true story,automobile industry,1940s,industrial espionage,car designer

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

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When they tried to buy him, he refused. When they tried to bully him, he resisted. When they tried to break him, he became an American legend. The true story of Preston Tucker.

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

Cast & Crew

Director
Francis Ford Coppola
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    Preston Tucker Jeff Bridges
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    Vera Joan Allen
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    Abe Martin Landau
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    Eddie Frederic Forrest
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    Jimmy Mako
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    Howard Hughes Dean Stockwell
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    Junior Christian Slater
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    Marilyn Lee Nina Siemaszko

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Keywords

  • chicago, illinois
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • automobile industry
  • 1940s
  • industrial espionage
  • car designer