When they tried to silence him, he made the world listen.
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. TRUMBO recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.
MPAA: Rated R for language including some sexual references
Principal Cast: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren
Director: Jay Roach
Trumbo teaches his young daughter about what it means to be a communist.
Themes: Communism, Politics, Nationalism, Patriotism, Philosophy, Giving, Sharing, Idealism
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Trumbo gets in a argument with John Wayne about communism and free speech.
Themes: Freedom, Free Speech, Rights, Confrontation, Communism, Politics, Nationalism, Patriotism, Philosophy
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