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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

Hollywood Blacklisted Him ... But He Had The Last Word.

Genres: Documentary

Starring: Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Michael Douglas

Released: September 10, 2007

Runtime: 96.0

Popularity Rating: 1.667

Himself (archive footage) Dalton Trumbo
Herself Joan Allen
Himself Michael Douglas
Himself Liam Neeson
Himself Paul Giamatti
Himself Josh Lucas
Himself Nathan Lane
Himself Brian Dennehy
Himself David Strathairn
Himself Donald Sutherland
Himself / Interviewee Emanuel Azenberg
Himself / Interviewee Walter Bernstein
Himself / Interviewee Christopher Trumbo
Herself / Interviewee Mitzi Trumbo
Himself / Interviewee Dustin Hoffman
Himself / Interviewee Kirk Douglas
Herself / Interviewee Kate Lardner

Art — Production Design: Stephanie Carroll
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Sarah Beers
Directing — Director: Peter Askin
Editing — Editor: Kurt Engfehr
Production — Associate Producer: Ariana Garfinkel
Production — Associate Producer: Kristin Kopp
Production — Co-Executive Producer: Alan Hruska
Production — Co-Executive Producer: Stelio Kitrilakis
Production — Co-Producer: Kurt Engfehr
Production — Executive Producer: Jim Kohlberg
Production — Line Producer: Sophia Lin
Production — Producer: Alan Klingenstein
Production — Producer: David Viola
Production — Producer: Tory Tunnell
Production — Producer: Will Battersby
Production — Production Manager: Craig Zobel
Sound — Original Music Composer: Robert Miller
Writing — Screenplay: Christopher Trumbo
Writing — Theatre Play: Christopher Trumbo