Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Trumbo [videorecording] / Samuel Goldwyn Films, Red Envelope Entertainment, Safehouse Pictures and Filbert Steps Productions in association with Reno Productions present ; produced by Will Battersby, Tory Tunnell, Alan Klingenstein, David Viola ; directed by Peter Askin.

Publisher, Date:

Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2009.

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Documents the rise of Dalton Trumbo's career in Hollywood and his subsequent public humiliation for being among the 'Hollywood Ten' blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1940s for communist associations. Exiled and penniless, he wrote under various pseudonyms, and even won an Academy Award. Viewed by many as a moral and just man, Dalton stood for the American value and right of free expression.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13; for a sex-related commentary.

Subjects:

Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976.

Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976 -- Anonyms and pseudonyms.

Trumbo, Dalton, 1905-1976 -- Anónimos y seudónimos.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

Blacklisting of authors -- United States -- Biography.

Motion picture authorship -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.

Motion picture plays.

Guiones cinematográficos.

Feature films.

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Battersby, Will.

Tunnell, Tory.

Klingenstein, Alan.

Viola, David.

Askin, Peter, 1940-

Allen, Joan, 1956-

Dennehy, Brian.

Douglas, Michael, 1944-

Giamatti, Paul.

Lane, Nathan, 1956-

Lucas, Josh.

Neeson, Liam.

Strathairn, David.

Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024

Miller, Robert.

Trumbo, Christopher.

Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm)

Red Envelope Entertainment (Firm)

Safehouse Pictures (Firm)

Filbert Steps Productions (Firm)

Reno Productions.

Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Documentary.

Based on the play by Christopher Trumbo.

Originally released in 2007.

Special features: Paul Giamatti reads Trumbo's letter to Ring Lardner, Jr. (June 1953) ; Danny Glover reads Trumbo's letter to Arthur, film associate (December 1947) ; Photo gallery.

Director of photography, Frank Prinzi ; editor, Kurt Engfehr ; music by, Robert Miller.

Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Josh Lucas, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Contents:

Acceptance speech -- Communism -- Subpoenaed -- Black-listed -- Catching up -- Prisoner #7551 -- My dear son -- Front -- Ridicule -- And the winner is -- End of adversity.

ISBN:

0876964002394

Publisher Number:

10239

Other Number:

423074335

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

333717

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD BIO Trumbo

Medium:

[videorecording]