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Trumbo

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Original title

Trumbo

Year

2007

Running time

96 min.

Country

United States

Director

Peter Askin

Screenwriter

Christopher Trumbo. Play: Christopher Trumbo

Cast

Producer

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Genre

Documentary | Movie Documentary. Biography

Synopsis

TRUMBO is the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner. Focusing on the writer’s own indelible words, the film features performances of some of his extraordinary letters, clips from his films and, archival and contemporary interviews with those who knew him best. The film illustrates how one man’s unerring belief in the First Amendment and the power of the written word-plus a drink or two-empowered him to fight back after being blacklisted by HUAC. Forced to write underground, letter writing became the chief repository of Trumbo’s extraordinary talents, and they serve as a wonderfully entertaining testament to his boundless intellect, acerbic humor, and staggering resilience.

Rankings Position

#64 Best Documentaries about Films and History of Cinema

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Trumbo

2007

Peter Askin

7.2

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