Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo wasn't afraid to take on the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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When Dalton Trumbo stood up to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947, he was jailed, blacklisted and quickly named one of the "Hollywood Ten." Through his letters to friends, ex-friends and family, the screenwriter of "Spartacus," "Roman Holiday" and "Exodus," audiences learn how Trumbo relentlessly stuck to his guns.