Trumbo (2007)
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
Director:
Peter Askin
Writer:
Christopher Trumbo
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Joan Allen as Self |
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Michael Douglas as Self |
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Liam Neeson as Self |
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Paul Giamatti as Self |
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Josh Lucas as Self |
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Nathan Lane as Self |
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Brian Dennehy as Self |
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David Strathairn as Self |
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Donald Sutherland as Self |
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Emanuel Azenberg as Self - Interviewee |
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Walter Bernstein as Self - Interviewee |
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Christopher Trumbo as Self - Interviewee |
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Mitzi Trumbo as Self - Interviewee |
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Dustin Hoffman as Self - Interviewee |
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Kirk Douglas as Self - Interviewee |
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Kate Lardner as Self - Interviewee |
| Directing | Peter Askin | Director |
| Art | Stephanie Carroll | Production Design |
| Editing | Kurt Engfehr | Editor |
| Production | Kurt Engfehr | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sophia Lin | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Beers | Costume Design |
| Production | Tory Tunnell | Producer |
| Production | Kristin Kopp | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ariana Garfinkel | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Viola | Producer |
| Production | Jim Kohlberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stelio Kitrilakis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Sound | Robert Miller | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alan Hruska | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | Christopher Trumbo | Theatre Play |
| Production | Alan Klingenstein | Producer |
| Production | Will Battersby | Producer |
| Production | Craig Zobel | Production Manager |
| Writing | Christopher Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Camera | Andrew Wonder | First Assistant "A" Camera |
