1999
Art is never dangerous... unless it tells the truth.
6.5
87
December 10, 1999
2h 12m
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Original Title
Cradle Will Rock
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$36,000,000
Revenue
$2,900,000
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
Production Companies
Touchstone Pictures
Director
Tim Robbins
Writer
Tim Robbins
Producer
Tim Robbins, Lydia Dean Pilcher, Jon Kilik
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
N/A
Hank Azaria
Role: Marc Blitzsetin
Rubén Blades
Role: Diego Rivera
Joan Cusack
Role: Hazel Huffman
John Cusack
Role: Nelson Rockefeller
Cary Elwes
Role: John Houseman
Philip Baker Hall
Role: Gray Mathers
Cherry Jones
Role: Hallie Flanagan
Angus Macfadyen
Role: Orson Welles
Bill Murray
Role: Tommy Crickshaw
Vanessa Redgrave
Role: Countess Constance La Grave
Susan Sarandon
Role: Margherita Sarfatti
Jamey Sheridan
Role: John Adair
John Turturro
Role: Aldo Silvano
Emily Watson
Role: Olive Stanton
Bob Balaban
Role: Harry Hopkins
Jack Black
Role: Sid
Kyle Gass
Role: Larry
Paul Giamatti
Role: Carlo
Barnard Hughes
Role: Frank Marvel
Barbara Sukowa
Role: Sophie Silvano
Victoria Clark
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox
Erin Hill
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Sandra Mescal
Daniel H. Jenkins
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Will Geer
Timothy Jerome
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Bert Weston
Chris McKinney
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Canada Lee / Rev. Salvation
Henry Stram
Role: Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman
Adele Robbins
Role: Augusta Weissberger
Lee Arenberg
Role: Abe Feder
Allan F. Nicholls
Role: George Zorn
Rob Carlson
Role: National Guardsman
Alison Tatlock
Role: Reporter
Dina Platias
Role: Lucille Schly
Pamela D. Henry
Role: Alma Dixon
Emma Smith Stevens
Role: Stagehand
Steven Tyler
Role: Lehman Engel
Charles Giordano
Role: Accordion
Jeffrey Kievit
Role: Trumpet
Kenneth Finn
Role: Trombone
Kenneth Hitchcock
Role: Clarinet
David D'Angelo
Role: Alto Saxophone
Dave Ratajczak
Role: Percussion
Stephen Spinella
Role: Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara
Brenda Pressley
Role: Federal Theatre - Rose
Brian Brophy
Role: Federal Theatre - Pierre de Rohan
David Costabile
Role: Federal Theatre - Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel
Role: Federal Theatre - Beaver Woman
Dominic Cortese
Role: Federal Theatre - Beaver Accordion Accompanist
John Carpenter
Role: Power - William Randolph Hearst
Gretchen Mol
Role: Marion Davies
Gil Robbins
Role: Congressman Starnes
Harris Yulin
Role: Chairman Martin Dies
Ned Bellamy
Role: Paul Edwards
Vincent Foster
Role: James
William Duell
Role: Butler
Albert Macklin
Role: Tailor
Scott Sowers
Role: Reporter
Bobby Amore
Role: Reporter
Lynn Cohen
Role: Silvano - Mama
Dominic Chianese
Role: Silvano - Papa
Peter Jacobson
Role: Silvano - Uncle
Evan Katz
Role: Silvano - Joey
Alysia Zucker
Role: Silvano - Chance
Sarah Hyland
Role: Silvano - Giovanna
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Role: Silvano - Marta
Spanky McHugh
Role: Vaudeville - Melvin
Todd Stockman
Role: Vaudeville - Puppeteer
Patrick Husted
Role: Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager
Jay Green
Role: Vaudeville - Plate Twirler
Carolyn West
Role: Vaudeville - Assistant Plate Twirler
Steven Skybell
Role: Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht
Susan Heimbeinder
Role: Blitzstein - Eva Blitzstein
Audra McDonald
Role: Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Robert Ari
Role: Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #1
Michele Pawk
Role: Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #2
Gregg Edelman
Role: Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman
Brian Powell
Role: Rockefeller Center - Aide
Jack Willis
Role: Rockefeller Center - Lawyer
Gilbert Cruz
Role: Rockefeller Center - Mendez
Robert Hirschfeld
Role: Rockefeller Center - Sol
P.J. Brown
Role: Rockefeller Center - Guard
Michael Rivkin
Role: Rockefeller Center - Protester
Keira Naughton
Role: Rockefeller Center - Protester
Taylor Stanley
Role: Rockefeller Center - Claire
Tommy Allen
Role: Rockefeller Center - Pete
Jeff Butcher
Role: Rockefeller Center - Mendez Double
Sandy Hamilton
Role: Rockefeller Center - Sol Double
Corina Katt Ayala
Role: Diego - Frida Kahlo
Josie Whittlesey
Role: Diego - Models
Sandra Lindquist
Role: Diego - Models
Tamika Lamison
Role: Diego - Models
Edward James Hyland
Role: Opening - Worker in Theatre
Boris McGiver
Role: Opening - Man on Street
Chris Bauer
Role: VTA - Carpenter
Leonardo Cimino
Role: VTA - Man in Line
Patti Tippo
Role: VTA - Clerk
Carrie Preston
Role: VTA - Administrator
Mary Robbins
Role: VTA - Disgruntled Worker #1
Chris Talbott
Role: VTA - Disgruntled Worker #2
Susan Bruce
Role: VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3
Ian Bagg
Role: VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4
Tony Amendola
Role: Riot - Carl Jasper
Tim Robbins
Role: Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)
Matthew Bennett
Role: Blitzstein - Dream Cop
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