Trumbo (2015 film)

Trumbo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJay Roach
Written byJohn McNamara
Based onDalton Trumbo
by Bruce Cook
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJim Denault
Edited byAlan Baumgarten
Music byTheodore Shapiro
Production
companies
  • ShivHans Pictures
  • Everyman Pictures
  • Groundswell Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12) (TIFF)
  • November 6, 2015 (2015-11-06) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[3]
Box office$13.3 million[4]

Trumbo is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara. The film stars Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg as Edward G. Robinson, Dean O'Gorman as Kirk Douglas, and David James Elliott as John Wayne. The film follows the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, and is based on the 1977 biography Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Alexander Cook.[5]

The film was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2015,[6] and was released on November 6, 2015, by Bleecker Street. The film received generally positive reviews, with Bryan Cranston being nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor.[7]

  1. ^ Hunter, Allan (13 September 2015). "'Trumbo': Review". Screen International. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (September 12, 2015). "'Trumbo': TIFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Baum, Gary (September 2, 2015). "Bryan Cranston Goes From Drug Lord to Communist in Blacklist Saga 'Trumbo': "A Socialist, But He Loved Being Rich"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Trumbo (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Child, Ben (September 19, 2013). "Bryan Cranston to play blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo". The Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Kay, Jeremy (July 28, 2015). "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  7. ^ "Trumbo reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 25, 2015.