Trumbo

United States

2007

96 Min

Color

English

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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PROD Will Battersby, Al Klingenstein, Tory Tunnell, David Viola

CAST Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Peter Hanson, Dustin Hoffman, Lee Irwin, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Victor Navasky, Liam Neeson, Jean Rouverol, David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland, Christopher Trumbo

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. –IMDb

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codyjhunter

22Nov12

SALESK

6Jun11

Only intermittently enlightening--and a little over-praising--but a generally good primer on Trumbo: the man, the myth, the legend. Trumbo's words still resonant, so hopefully this will inspire people to seek out his writing--film and prose.

FailedImitator

15Sep10

I loved this. Every minute of it. Nathan Lane, Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn's readings were sensational.

spartacula

26Jul10

if i'm not mistaken, Kirk Douglas asked Stanley Kubrick what he should do about using Trumbo's real name on the credits of SPARTACUS during the 'blacklist' days and Kubrick replied he could use his name... that's when Douglas decided to give Trumbo his well deserved recognition, regardless of what hit's the fan... Bravo, Kirk!!!