Trumbo
7.2/10
Rating
124 min
Runtime
2015
Release Year
Jay Roach
Director
Cast
Bryan Cranston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning
Quick Synopsis
Dalton Trumbo, a successful Hollywood screenwriter in the late 1940s, faces a major setback when he refuses to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) during its anti-communist investigations. As a result, he is blacklisted by the film industry, which effectively stops his career and forces him to find alternative ways to continue his work amid the political pressures of the time.
Detailed Synopsis of Trumbo
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
