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Cradle Will Rock

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

1999 |2h 12m |  Drama

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Hank Azaria

Marc Blitzsetin

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Rubén Blades

Diego Rivera

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Joan Cusack

Hazel Huffman

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John Cusack

Nelson Rockefeller

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Cary Elwes

John Houseman

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Philip Baker Hall

Gray Mathers

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Cherry Jones

Hallie Flanagan

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Angus Macfadyen

Orson Welles

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Bill Murray

Tommy Crickshaw

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Vanessa Redgrave

Countess Constance La Grave

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Susan Sarandon

Margherita Sarfatti

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Jamey Sheridan

John Adair

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John Turturro

Aldo Silvano

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Emily Watson

Olive Stanton

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Bob Balaban

Harry Hopkins

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Jack Black

Sid

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Kyle Gass

Larry

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Paul Giamatti

Carlo

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Barnard Hughes

Frank Marvel

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Barbara Sukowa

Sophie Silvano

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Victoria Clark

Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox

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Daniel H. Jenkins

Maxine Elliot's - Will Geer

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Timothy Jerome

Maxine Elliot's - Bert Weston

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Chris McKinney

Maxine Elliot's - Canada Lee / Rev. Salvation

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Henry Stram

Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman

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Adele Robbins

Augusta Weissberger

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Lee Arenberg

Abe Feder

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Allan F. Nicholls

George Zorn

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Stephen Spinella

Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara

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Brenda Pressley

Federal Theatre - Rose

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Brian Brophy

Federal Theatre - Pierre de Rohan

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David Costabile

Federal Theatre - Beaver Man

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Marla Schaffel

Federal Theatre - Beaver Woman

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Gretchen Mol

Marion Davies

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Harris Yulin

Chairman Martin Dies

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Ned Bellamy

Paul Edwards

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Vincent Foster

James

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William Duell

Butler

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Albert Macklin

Tailor

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Scott Sowers

Reporter

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Lynn Cohen

Silvano - Mama

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Dominic Chianese

Silvano - Papa

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Peter Jacobson

Silvano - Uncle

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Sarah Hyland

Silvano - Giovanna

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Stephanie Roth Haberle

Silvano - Marta

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Patrick Husted

Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager

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Steven Skybell

Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht

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Audra McDonald

Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer

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Gregg Edelman

Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman

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Matthew Bennett

Blitzstein - Dream Cop

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Brian Powell

Rockefeller Center - Aide

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Gilbert Cruz

Rockefeller Center - Mendez

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P.J. Brown

Rockefeller Center - Guard

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Michael Rivkin

Rockefeller Center - Protester

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Keira Naughton

Rockefeller Center - Protester

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Taylor Stanley

Rockefeller Center - Claire

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Sandra Lindquist

Diego - Models

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Tamika Lamison

Diego - Models

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Edward James Hyland

Opening - Worker in Theatre

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Boris McGiver

Opening - Man on Street

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Chris Bauer

VTA - Carpenter

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Leonardo Cimino

VTA - Man in Line

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Patti Tippo

VTA - Clerk

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Carrie Preston

VTA - Administrator

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Susan Bruce

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3

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Tony Amendola

Riot - Carl Jasper

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Tim Robbins

Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$36,000,000.00

Revenue

$2,900,000.00