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Trumbo

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo is the highly paid writer of many Hollywood hits but his fortunes are about to change with the beginning of the Cold War and the rise of an anti-communist witch hunt, which seeks to blacklist those artists and dramatists with communist sympathies.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Jul 202102:05

Music Played

  • The Mills Brothers

    The Glow Worm

  • Glenn Miller Orchestra

    Jingle Bells

  • Alex North

    Spartacus

  • Billie Holiday

    Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do

Credits

RoleContributor
Dalton TrumboBryan Cranston
Hedda HopperHelen Mirren
Cleo TrumboDiane Lane
Niki TrumboElle Fanning
Arlen HirdLouis C.K.
Frank KingJohn Goodman
Hymie KingStephen Root
Edward G RobinsonMichael Stuhlbarg
Buddy RossRoger Bart
Virgil BrooksAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
RoccoDave Maldonado
Sam WoodJohn Getz
DirectorJay Roach
WriterJohn McNamara
WriterBruce Cook

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