Trumbo (2015)
Directed by Jay Roach

Biography / Crime / Drama

Film Synopsis

In the mid-1940s, Dalton Trumbo is one of the most productive and respected of Hollywood screenwriters, and he has no difficulty finding work.  But then comes the fateful day when Senator Joseph McCarthy embarks on his anti-Communist purge across America.  Trumbo is one of several Hollywood artists who is brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee, charged with being a Communist sympathiser.  Whilst some of his colleagues turn against him and agree to assist McCarthy in his relentless witch-hunt, Trumbo holds firm and accepts the unjust treatment that is meted out to him.  After a spell in prison, his name is placed on a blacklist that prevents him from finding work in Hollywood.  With the help of his friends and his family, he finds a way of continuing his legendary career...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jay Roach
  • Script: John McNamara, Bruce Cook (book)
  • Photo: Jim Denault
  • Music: Theodore Shapiro
  • Cast: Bryan Cranston (Dalton Trumbo), Michael Stuhlbarg (Edward G. Robinson), David Maldonado (Rocco), John Getz (Sam Wood), Diane Lane (Cleo Trumbo), Helen Mirren (Hedda Hopper), David James Elliott (John Wayne), Toby Nichols (Chris Trumbo, 6-10), Madison Wolfe (Nikola Trumbo, 8-11), Jason Bayle (Young Father), James DuMont (J. Parnell Thomas), Alan Tudyk (Ian McLellan Hunter), Louis C.K. (Arlen Hird), Dan Bakkedahl (Roy Brewer), Richard Portnow (Louis B. Mayer), Roger Bart (Buddy Ross), Johnny Sneed (Robert Stripling), Peter Mackenzie (Robert Kenny), John Neisler (Jury Foreman), Sean Bridgers (Jeff Krandall)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color / Black And White
  • Runtime: 124 min

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