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The true story of Preston Tucker. - Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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Title: Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Release Date: 12 Aug 1988

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Drama

Director: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope

Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., American Zoetrope

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.719 (389 votes)

Cast

  • Preston Tucker: Jeff Bridges
  • Vera: Joan Allen
  • Abe: Martin Landau
  • Eddie: Frederic Forrest
  • Jimmy: Mako
  • Howard Hughes: Dean Stockwell
  • Junior: Christian Slater
  • Marilyn Lee: Nina Siemaszko
  • Frank: Marshall Bell
  • Kerner: Peter Donat
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