Fresh
The transporting power of this experience is in the passionate and almost outlandishly eloquent verbal expression Trumbo poured into his correspondence, and the vividly American principles he defends.
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Trumbo
Hollywood Blacklisted Him… But He Had The Last Word.
2007 · 1h 36m · PG-13
Documentary, History
Directed by
Peter Askin
Overview
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
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It will serve as a fine entry point for younger auds interested in learning about theprice paid by moviemakers and their families swept up in the 1950s anti-Communist net.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Fresh
The film is an enlightening recap of '50s Red Scare politics, and a parade of actors giving meaningful, earnest readings of Trumbo's speeches and letters.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
It's a pleasure to meet a truly moral man in a documentary that rightly heralds his name.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A ousing documentary as ornery, orotund and captivating as its subject.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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