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"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.

Production
Filbert Steps Productions; Reno Productions (in association with); Safehouse Pictures;

Cast Names
Emanuel Azenberg; Walter Bernstein; Alvah Bessie; Herbert J. Biberman; Winston Churchill; Lester Cole; Brian Dennehy; Walt Disney; Edward Dmytryk; Kirk Douglas; Michael Douglas; Paul Giamatti; Peter Hanson; Dustin Hoffman; Lee Irwin; Elia Kazan; Nathan Lane; Ring Lardner Jr.; Emmet Lavery; Howard Lawson; Josh Lucas; Albert Maltz; Louis B. Mayer; Adolphe Menjou; Victor Navasky; Liam Neeson; Samuel Ornitz; Adrian Scott; David Strathairn; Donald Sutherland;

Box Office
USD 108,280

Release Date
2008-06-27

Genres
Documentary; Biography;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG-13 for a sex-related commentary.

Running Time
1 hr. 36 min. (Toronto International Film Festival)

Director
Peter Askin

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