Synopsis: A documentary on blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo based on a stage play, using Trumbo's own words to journey through his life, the Blacklist, and the era of McCarthyism itself.

Cast:
Joan Allen .... Herself
Walter Bernstein .... Himself
Michael Douglas .... Himself
Kirk Douglas .... Himself
Paul Giamatti .... Himself
Danny Glover .... Himself
Nathan Lane .... Himself
Victor Navasky .... Himself
Liam Neeson .... Himself
David Strathairn .... Himself
Donald Sutherland .... Himself

Favorite Quotes:
• [from a speech Trumbo delivered in 1970] "There was bad faith and good, honesty and dishonesty, courage and cowardice, selflessness and opportunism, wisdom and stupidity, good and bad on both sides; and almost every individual involved, no matter where he stood, combined some or all of these antithetical qualities in his own person, in his own acts." - David Strathairn, re-enacting Trumbo

Notes:
• David and the other actors recite letters written by the scribe about his banishment, his politics and his experiences on films like Spartacus, Exodus and Roman Holiday.
• David previously worked with both Joan Allen and Danny Glover.
• The documentary had its first screening at the Cornell University's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts in Ithaca, NY on June 9, 2007 and its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 12 and 15, 2007.

Critical Praise & Commentary:
• "Not for nothing is David Strathairn given a prominent part to play here: The rousing anti-McCarthy spirit of Good Night, and Good Luck reverberates through his scenes, getting us in the mood before the film lays out the specifics of this case.

• "Trumbo...is made crowd-pleasing by segments in which top actors (David Strathairn, Donald Sutherland and others) read the man's brilliant, funny, searing work aloud." -John DeFore, Reuters

• "But Trumbo--which combines interview footage of Trumbo with dramatic readings of his letters rendered by actors like David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Paul Giamatti, Donald Sutherland and Michael Douglas--pulls off the delicate balancing act of switching between white-hot passion with warm, true good humor." -James Rocchi, Cinematical

Related Links:
Filbert Steps Productions (off site)
Wikipedia - Dalton Trumbo (off site)