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Trumbo (2007)
Directed by Peter Askin
“Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.”
Documentary, History · 1h 36m
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. Trumbo was one of several writers, directors, and actors who invoked the First Amendment in refusing to answer questions under oath. They were blacklisted and imprisoned. We follow Trumbo to prison, to exile in Mexico with his family, to poverty, to the public shunning of his children, to his writing under others' names, and to an eventual but incomplete vindication. Actors read his letters; his children and friends remember and comment. Archive photos, newsreels and interviews add texture. Written by
Cast
Joan Allen
Michael Douglas
Liam Neeson
Paul Giamatti
Josh Lucas
Nathan Lane
Brian Dennehy
David Strathairn
Donald Sutherland
Walter Bernstein
Crew
- Director
- Peter Askin
- Screenplay
- Christopher Trumbo
- Original Music Composer
- Robert Miller
- Editor
- Kurt Engfehr
- Producer
- Tory Tunnell, David Viola, Alan Klingenstein, Will Battersby
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-10
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- THIRTEEN, Safehouse Pictures, Reno Productions, Filbert Steps Productions