Dalton Trumbo is a screenwriter whose talent places him among the elite of Hollywood. His membership in the Communist Party of the USA draws the contempt of staunchly anti-Soviet entertainment-industry figures such as columnist Hedda Hopper and actor John Wayne.
Trumbo: Directed by Jay Roach. With Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg. In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
A ways into “Trumbo,” a TV-style biopic about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, it’s the late ‘40s and Bryan Cranston’s eponymous protagonist is in federal prison.
Dalton Trumbo, acclaimed screenwriter, faces the devastating consequences of the Hollywood blacklist during the Red Scare era. Discover his story on What's After the Movie.
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