Tucker: The Man and His Dream
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola that chronicles the visionary but ill-fated efforts of automobile designer Preston Tucker to revolutionize the American car industry in the 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Tucker: The Man and His Dream Context triple: [Joan Allen, notableWork, Tucker: The Man and His Dream]
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A.
Tucker’s People
Tucker’s People is a 1943 crime novel by Ira Wolfert that explores corruption and racketeering in New York’s numbers racket.
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B.
Tucker's Luck
Tucker's Luck is a British television drama series, spun off from the children's show Grange Hill, that follows the struggles of teenager Peter "Tucker" Jenkins and his friends as they navigate life after leaving school.
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C.
Tucker's Last Stand
Tucker's Last Stand is a Cold War espionage novel by William F. Buckley Jr., featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a politically charged adventure.
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D.
Tucker
Tucker is the criminal defendant whose custodial interrogation and subsequent appeal led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Tucker, which clarified the scope of Miranda-related protections.
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E.
Tucker
Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tucker: The Man and His Dream Target entity description: Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola that chronicles the visionary but ill-fated efforts of automobile designer Preston Tucker to revolutionize the American car industry in the 1940s.
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A.
Tucker’s People
Tucker’s People is a 1943 crime novel by Ira Wolfert that explores corruption and racketeering in New York’s numbers racket.
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B.
Tucker's Luck
Tucker's Luck is a British television drama series, spun off from the children's show Grange Hill, that follows the struggles of teenager Peter "Tucker" Jenkins and his friends as they navigate life after leaving school.
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C.
Tucker's Last Stand
Tucker's Last Stand is a Cold War espionage novel by William F. Buckley Jr., featuring CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a politically charged adventure.
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D.
Tucker
Tucker is the criminal defendant whose custodial interrogation and subsequent appeal led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Tucker, which clarified the scope of Miranda-related protections.
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E.
Tucker
Tucker is a surname most notably associated with Albert W. Tucker, a Canadian-American mathematician and game theorist known for his contributions to topology and the formalization of the prisoner's dilemma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| basedOn | the life of Preston Tucker ⓘ |
| cinematography | Vittorio Storaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Tucker Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
innovation in automobile design ⓘ legal battles with the U.S. government ⓘ |
| director | Francis Ford Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Elias Koteas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederic Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mako NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Dream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conflict between innovation and established industry ⓘ entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American automobile industry
ⓘ
Preston Tucker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucker 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill E. Todman Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Fuchs NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Roos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
American Zoetrope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucasfilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | August 12, 1988 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 110 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Arnold Schulman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Seidler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| starring |
Elias Koteas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederic Forrest NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mako NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Landau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Tucker: The Man and His Dream Description of subject: Tucker: The Man and His Dream is a 1988 biographical drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola that chronicles the visionary but ill-fated efforts of automobile designer Preston Tucker to revolutionize the American car industry in the 1940s.
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