Drama · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 51m

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

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Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Cast
Jeff Bridges as Preston Tucker Joan Allen as Vera Martin Landau as Abe Frederic Forrest as Eddie Mako as Jimmy Dean Stockwell as Howard Hughes
Crew
Vittorio Storaro — Director of Photography Priscilla Nedd-Friendly — Editor Joe Jackson — Original Music Composer Arnold Schulman — Screenplay David Seidler — Screenplay Fred Fuchs — Producer
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisbiographybased on true storyautomobile industry1940sindustrial espionagecar designer
Key Collaborators
Francis Ford Coppola Director Vittorio Storaro Director of Photography Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Editor Joe Jackson Original Music Composer Arnold Schulman Screenplay David Seidler Screenplay Fred Fuchs Producer Fred Roos Producer Francis Ford Coppola Producer Dean Tavoularis Production Design
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