Trumbo Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Peter Askin
Genres: Film, TV & Radio
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A documentary adaptation of the popular regional theatrical monologue -- in which such heavyweights as Paul_Newman, Nathan_Lane, and Joe_Mantegna essayed the lead on various occasions -- Trumbo recounts the life and times of legendary Hollywood scribe-turned-HUAC scapegoat Dalton_Trumbo. As with its source production, the film takes as its base material highly personal, detailed, and emotive letters written by Dalton_Trumbo to his son, Christopher; the latter, in turn, molded the missives into a screenplay for this production. Here, however, in lieu of one actor portraying Dalton, a number of celebrities take turns narrating from the script, including Lane, Paul_Giamatti, Brian_Dennehy, Donald_Sutherland, and others. As a visual accompaniment, the film intercuts home-movie footage from the Trumbos' lives; incisive interview material with Trumbo, his family, friends, and collaborators; and haunting glimpses of the HUAC trial hearings with the Hollywood Ten, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy; as well as extracts from The_Sandpiper, Johnny_Got_His_Gun, Spartacus, and other productions authored by Trumbo. Peter_Askin, who helmed the stage play, directs. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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