Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)
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.
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Preston Tucker
Vera
Abe
Eddie
Jimmy
Howard Hughes
Junior
Marilyn Lee
Frank
Kerner
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