Release Date

10 Sep, 2007

Runtime

01:36: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.

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

Original Title

Trumbo

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Actors

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

Crew

Peter Askin

Stephanie Carroll

Kurt Engfehr

Kurt Engfehr

Sophia Lin

Sarah Beers

Tory Tunnell

Kristin Kopp

Ariana Garfinkel

David Viola

Jim Kohlberg

Stelio Kitrilakis

Robert Miller

Alan Hruska