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Trumbo (2007)

US:: PG-13 Documentary

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

Updated May 20 2020

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2008-06-28

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Keywords:

screenwriter biography mccarthyism

FACTS

Runtime: 96 mins Rating: 7.1 Tag Line: Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Himself / Interviewee

Michael Douglas

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Liam Neeson

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Dustin Hoffman

Himself / Interviewee

Josh Lucas

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Brian Dennehy

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Walter Bernstein

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David Strathairn

Himself