Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · 1h 51m · Drama · United States of America · Rated PG (US)
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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1940sautomobile industrybased on true storybiographycar designercar manufacturerchicago, illinoisindustrial espionage
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