Trumbo
2007 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,273 VOTES · DIR. Peter Askin
Overview
Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II. Trumbo was one of several writers, directors, and actors who invoked the First Amendment in refusing to answer questions under oath. They were blacklisted and imprisoned. We follow Trumbo to prison, to exile in Mexico with his family, to poverty, to the public shunning of his children, to his writing under others' names, and to an eventual but incomplete vindication. Actors read his letters; his children and friends remember and comment. Archive photos, newsreels and interviews add texture. Written by
Dialogue Timeline — 1,858 lines
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00:00:30 ( orchestral music playing )
00:05:24 Trumbo's love of his wife Cleo
00:09:12 And then all of a sudden they became our enemy.
00:12:47 He had told them his secret.
00:16:11 Don't let anybody know.
00:19:28 That being impossible, I shall write.
00:23:12 By the full committee without delay.
00:27:05 Choice.
00:30:36 To actually become financially independent
00:34:07 Fell down the stairs, slid through the hall
00:37:49 And my mom worked in a drive-in stand.
00:41:48 In other words, concentration camps
00:45:03 And this unflattering picture here--
00:48:22 While panic tightens my sagging throat
00:51:49 For my father none of this ever paid off.
00:55:47 Ian had fronted for Trumbo.
00:59:29 Had chosen me from among that company
01:03:26 Forced to choose between starvation and telling
01:07:31 After the conspiracies of the parents--
01:11:22 Christopher Trumbo: As a result there came to be
01:15:18 And I was so thrilled. And I was saying
01:19:45 All over the world--
01:23:26 I cannot imagine they are not watched.
80:00:00 communists in the country