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Trumbo

67 %|Sep 10, 2007|Documentary, History

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

Featured Crew

Peter Askin
Director
Alan Klingenstein
Producer
Jim Kohlberg
Executive Producer
Alan Hruska
Co-Executive Producer
Stelio Kitrilakis
Co-Executive Producer
Robert Miller
Original Music Composer
Christopher Trumbo
Screenplay
Kristin Kopp
Associate Producer

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Cast

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Dalton Trumbo
Self (archive footage)
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Emanuel Azenberg
Self - Interviewee
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Walter Bernstein
Self - Interviewee
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Christopher Trumbo
Self - Interviewee
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Mitzi Trumbo
Self - Interviewee
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Dustin Hoffman
Self - Interviewee
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Kirk Douglas
Self - Interviewee
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Kate Lardner
Self - Interviewee