Genres
Production Companies
Safehouse Pictures
Reno Productions
Filbert Steps Productions
Trumbo
Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.
Overview
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
Key Crew
Director: Peter Askin
Producer: Tory Tunnell, David Viola, Alan Klingenstein, Will Battersby
Screenplay: Christopher Trumbo
Top Cast
Videos
TRUMBO - Trailer- In Theaters June 27th
