Cradle Will Rock

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Cradle Will Rock

"Art is never dangerous... unless it tells the truth."

1999

2h 12m

6.5(87 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

103 members

Acting

Hank Azaria

Marc Blitzsetin

Acting

Rubén Blades

Diego Rivera

Acting

Joan Cusack

Hazel Huffman

Acting

John Cusack

Nelson Rockefeller

Acting

Cary Elwes

John Houseman

Acting

Philip Baker Hall

Gray Mathers

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Cherry Jones

Hallie Flanagan

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Angus Macfadyen

Orson Welles

Acting

Bill Murray

Tommy Crickshaw

Acting

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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Erin Hill

Maxine Elliot's - Sandra Mescal

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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

Acting

Allan F. Nicholls

George Zorn

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Rob Carlson

National Guardsman

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Writing

Alison Tatlock

Reporter

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Dina Platias

Lucille Schly

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Pamela D. Henry

Alma Dixon

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Emma Smith Stevens

Stagehand

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Steven Tyler

Lehman Engel

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Charles Giordano

Accordion

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Jeffrey Kievit

Trumpet

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Kenneth Finn

Trombone

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Kenneth Hitchcock

Clarinet

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David D'Angelo

Alto Saxophone

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Dave Ratajczak

Percussion

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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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Dominic Cortese

Federal Theatre - Beaver Accordion Accompanist

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John Carpenter

Power - William Randolph Hearst

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Gretchen Mol

Marion Davies

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Gil Robbins

Congressman Starnes

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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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Bobby Amore

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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Evan Katz

Silvano - Joey

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Alysia Zucker

Silvano - Chance

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Sarah Hyland

Silvano - Giovanna

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Stephanie Roth Haberle

Silvano - Marta

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Spanky McHugh

Vaudeville - Melvin

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Todd Stockman

Vaudeville - Puppeteer

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Patrick Husted

Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager

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Jay Green

Vaudeville - Plate Twirler

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Carolyn West

Vaudeville - Assistant Plate Twirler

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Steven Skybell

Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht

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Susan Heimbeinder

Blitzstein - Eva Blitzstein

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Audra McDonald

Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer

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Robert Ari

Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #1

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Michele Pawk

Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #2

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Gregg Edelman

Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman

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Brian Powell

Rockefeller Center - Aide

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Jack Willis

Rockefeller Center - Lawyer

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Gilbert Cruz

Rockefeller Center - Mendez

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Robert Hirschfeld

Rockefeller Center - Sol

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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

Art

Tommy Allen

Rockefeller Center - Pete

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Art

Jeff Butcher

Rockefeller Center - Mendez Double

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Art

Sandy Hamilton

Rockefeller Center - Sol Double

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Acting

Corina Katt Ayala

Diego - Frida Kahlo

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Josie Whittlesey

Diego - Models

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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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Mary Robbins

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #1

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Chris Talbott

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #2

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Susan Bruce

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3

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Ian Bagg

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4

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Tony Amendola

Riot - Carl Jasper

Acting

Tim Robbins

Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)

Acting

Matthew Bennett

Blitzstein - Dream Cop

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