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Trumbo / Bleecker Street presents ; S.H. Pictures presents ; a Groundswell production ; produced by Michael London [and six others] ; written by John McNamara ; directed by Jay Roach.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 57174295 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2016]Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Cook, Bruce, 1932-2003. Dalton Trumbo
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, Theodore Shapiro ; editor, Alan Baumgarten ; director of photography, Jim Denault.
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Louis C.K., Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Elle Fanning, David Maldonado, John Getz, Laura Flannery, David James Elliott.Summary: The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Trumbo Available 33111008648616
Adult DVD Adult DVD Northport Library DVD DRAMA Trumbo Checked out 05/20/2024 33111008648632
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; dual-layer.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

In English, with optional subtitles in Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Bryan Cranston, Louis C.K., Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Elle Fanning, David Maldonado, John Getz, Laura Flannery, David James Elliott.

Music, Theodore Shapiro ; editor, Alan Baumgarten ; director of photography, Jim Denault.

Based on the book Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Cook.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.

MPAA rating: R; for language including some sexual references.

The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. It tells the story of his fight against the U.S. government and studio bosses in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from Hedda Hopper and John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

Special features: Who is Trumbo? ; Bryan Cranston becomes Trumbo.

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