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Trumbo (2007)

Directed by Peter Askin

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Overview

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

Rated PG-13 | Length 96 minutes

Actors

Dalton Trumbo | Joan Allen | Michael Douglas | Liam Neeson | Paul Giamatti | Josh Lucas | Nathan Lane | Brian Dennehy | David Strathairn | Donald Sutherland | Emanuel Azenberg | Walter Bernstein | Christopher Trumbo | Mitzi Trumbo | Dustin Hoffman | Kirk Douglas | Kate Lardner