| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 96 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Peter Askin. |
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Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976.
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Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976 -- Anonyms and pseudonyms.
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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
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Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
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Motion picture plays.
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Motion picture plays.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Battersby, Will, film producer.
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Tunnell, Tory, film producer.
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Klingenstein, Alan, film producer.
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Viola, David, film producer.
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Askin, Peter, 1940- film director.
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Allen, Joan, 1956- actor.
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Dennehy, Brian, actor.
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Douglas, Michael, 1944- actor.
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Giamatti, Paul, actor.
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Lane, Nathan, 1956- actor.
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Lucas, Josh, actor.
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Neeson, Liam, actor.
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Strathairn, David, actor.
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Sutherland, Donald, 1935- actor.
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Miller, Robert (Composer), composer.
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Trumbo, Christopher, screenwriter.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11672058 |
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