Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC, 2008
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 96 min.)) : sd., col
ISBN/ISSN
MWT11672058, 11672058
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Directed by Peter Askin
Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland
Leftist screenwriter Dalton Trumbo has a rebellious streak. During the McCarthy era, Trumbo refused to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee and is sentenced to 11 months in prison. Blacklisted in Hollywood, Trumbo resorts to writing scripts under a pseudonym. The film uses archival footage, interviews and actors reading Trumbo's brilliant letters and scripts to construct a portrait of an uncomprising artists
Rated PG-13
Mode of access: World Wide Web