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Trumbo (2007)

Trumbo (2007)

History Documentary

Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.

Release Date: 2007, September 10
Directors: Peter Askin
Countries: United States of America
Production: Thirteen, Safehouse Pictures, Reno Productions, Filbert Steps Productions
Cast: David Strathairn, Kirk Douglas, Liam Neeson, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy, Joan Allen, Donald Sutherland, Josh Lucas, Michael Douglas, Mitzi Trumbo

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

Keywords:

biography serious tragic disheartening mccarthyism screenwriter