Bibliograph

Trumbo, Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures present a Groundswell production ; produced by Michael London [and six others] ; written by John McNamara ; directed by Jay Roach

Type

Label

Trumbo, Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures present a Groundswell production ; produced by Michael London [and six others] ; written by John McNamara ; directed by Jay Roach

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for language including some sexual references

Main title

Trumbo

Responsibility statement

Bleecker Street and Shivhans Pictures present a Groundswell production ; produced by Michael London [and six others] ; written by John McNamara ; directed by Jay Roach

Runtime

125

Summary

The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger

Technique

live action

Classification