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Based on the book Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Cook. |
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Bonus features: Who is "Trumbo?" ; Bryan Cranston becomes "Trumbo." |
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In English, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. |
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SDH - English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Credits |
Music by Theodore Shapiro ; edited by Alan Baumgarten ; director of photography, Jim Denault. |
Cast |
Bryan Cranston, Louis C.K., Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Maldonado, John Getz, Laura Flannery, David James Elliott. |
Summary |
The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language including some sexual references. |
System details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer. |
Subject |
Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976 -- Drama.
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Screenwriters -- Drama.
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Blacklisting of entertainers -- Drama.
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Nineteen forties -- Drama.
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Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Biographical films.
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Add'l Names |
Roach, Jay, director.
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McNamara, John, 1962- producer.
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Cranston, Bryan, 1956- actor.
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C.K., Louis, actor.
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Fanning, Elle, 1998- actor.
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Goodman, John, 1952- actor.
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Lane, Diane, actor.
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Mirren, Helen, actor.
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Stuhlbarg, Michael, actor.
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Maldonado, David, actor.
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Getz, John, 1946- actor.
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Flannery, Laura, actor.
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Elliott, David James, 1960- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Cook, Bruce, 1932-2003.
Dalton Trumbo.
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Other corporate author |
Bleecker Street Films (Firm)
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ShivHans Pictures (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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STANDARD # |
025192265105 |
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57174295 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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