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Peter Askin (born 1940) is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing the 2007 film Trumbo, a documentary about the Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who was blacklisted for being a member of the Hollywood Ten.
Peter Askin was born in 1940. He is a producer and director, known for John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993), A Good Marriage (2014) and Company Man (2000).
- Producer, Director, Writer
- Peter Askin
Through footage, clips, stills, on-camera testimonials and staged readings of Dalton Trumbo's writings, Peter Askin's 'Trumbo' tells a story with contemporary poltical resonance.
Jun 27, 2008 · Trumbo: Directed by Peter Askin. With Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas. Through a focus on the life of Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), this film examines the effects on individuals and families of a congressional pursuit of Hollywood Communists after World War II.
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- Peter Askin
- 2008-06-27
Peter Askin’s stirring documentary “Trumbo” gives you reasons to cheer but also to weep. It makes you lament the decline of the kind of language brandished with Shakespearean eloquence by...
Jun 8, 2024 · We have a full Biography, Photos, Theatre Credits, TV and Movies, Videos and more! Check out Peter Askin's bio now including film and tv, as well as on stage.
Aug 11, 2009 · TRUMBO director Peter Askin talks about the making of the film, his interest in Dalton Trumbo, and the significance of Trumbo's life and work.
