Trumbo
Trumbo
Release: 2007-09-10
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 6.6
Documentary
History
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
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Thirteen
Safehouse Pictures
Reno Productions
Filbert Steps Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Michael Douglas
as Self
Joan Allen
as Self
Liam Neeson
as Self
Paul Giamatti
as Self
Brian Dennehy
as Self
Walter Bernstein
as Self - Interviewee
Kirk Douglas
as Self - Interviewee
Josh Lucas
as Self
Nathan Lane
as Self
David Strathairn
as Self
Donald Sutherland
as Self
Dustin Hoffman
as Self - Interviewee
