Cradle Will Rock

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

Genres

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.

Others

Budget

$36000000

Revenue

$2900000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

10 December 1999

Country

United States of America

Cast

Hank Azaria

Marc Blitzsetin

Rubén Blades

Diego Rivera

Joan Cusack

Hazel Huffman

John Cusack

Nelson Rockefeller

Cary Elwes

John Houseman

Philip Baker Hall

Gray Mathers

Cherry Jones

Hallie Flanagan

Angus Macfadyen

Orson Welles

Bill Murray

Tommy Crickshaw

Vanessa Redgrave

Countess Constance La Grave

Susan Sarandon

Margherita Sarfatti

Jamey Sheridan

John Adair

John Turturro

Aldo Silvano

Emily Watson

Olive Stanton

Bob Balaban

Harry Hopkins

Jack Black

Sid

Kyle Gass

Larry

Paul Giamatti

Carlo

Barnard Hughes

Frank Marvel

Barbara Sukowa

Sophie Silvano

Victoria Clark

Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox

Erin Hill

Maxine Elliot's - Sandra Mescal

Daniel H. Jenkins

Maxine Elliot's - Will Geer

Timothy Jerome

Maxine Elliot's - Bert Weston

Chris McKinney

Maxine Elliot's - Canada Lee / Rev. Salvation

Henry Stram

Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman

Adele Robbins

Augusta Weissberger

Lee Arenberg

Abe Feder

Allan F. Nicholls

George Zorn

Rob Carlson

National Guardsman

Alison Tatlock

Reporter

Dina Platias

Lucille Schly

Pamela D. Henry

Alma Dixon

Emma Smith Stevens

Stagehand

Steven Tyler

Lehman Engel

Charles Giordano

Accordion

Jeffrey Kievit

Trumpet

Kenneth Finn

Trombone

Kenneth Hitchcock

Clarinet

David D'Angelo

Alto Saxophone

Dave Ratajczak

Percussion

Stephen Spinella

Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara

Brenda Pressley

Federal Theatre - Rose

Brian Brophy

Federal Theatre - Pierre de Rohan

David Costabile

Federal Theatre - Beaver Man

Marla Schaffel

Federal Theatre - Beaver Woman

Dominic Cortese

Federal Theatre - Beaver Accordion Accompanist

John Carpenter

Power - William Randolph Hearst

Gretchen Mol

Marion Davies

Gil Robbins

Congressman Starnes

Harris Yulin

Chairman Martin Dies

Ned Bellamy

Paul Edwards

Vincent Foster

James

William Duell

Butler

Albert Macklin

Tailor

Scott Sowers

Reporter

Bobby Amore

Reporter

Lynn Cohen

Silvano - Mama

Dominic Chianese

Silvano - Papa

Peter Jacobson

Silvano - Uncle

Evan Katz

Silvano - Joey

Alysia Zucker

Silvano - Chance

Sarah Hyland

Silvano - Giovanna

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Silvano - Marta

Spanky McHugh

Vaudeville - Melvin

Todd Stockman

Vaudeville - Puppeteer

Patrick Husted

Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager

Jay Green

Vaudeville - Plate Twirler

Carolyn West

Vaudeville - Assistant Plate Twirler

Steven Skybell

Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht

Susan Heimbeinder

Blitzstein - Eva Blitzstein

Audra McDonald

Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer

Robert Ari

Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #1

Michele Pawk

Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #2

Gregg Edelman

Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman

Brian Powell

Rockefeller Center - Aide

Jack Willis

Rockefeller Center - Lawyer

Gilbert Cruz

Rockefeller Center - Mendez

Robert Hirschfeld

Rockefeller Center - Sol

P.J. Brown

Rockefeller Center - Guard

Michael Rivkin

Rockefeller Center - Protester

Keira Naughton

Rockefeller Center - Protester

Taylor Stanley

Rockefeller Center - Claire

Tommy Allen

Rockefeller Center - Pete

Jeff Butcher

Rockefeller Center - Mendez Double

Sandy Hamilton

Rockefeller Center - Sol Double

Corina Katt Ayala

Diego - Frida Kahlo

Josie Whittlesey

Diego - Models

Sandra Lindquist

Diego - Models

Tamika Lamison

Diego - Models

Edward James Hyland

Opening - Worker in Theatre

Boris McGiver

Opening - Man on Street

Chris Bauer

VTA - Carpenter

Leonardo Cimino

VTA - Man in Line

Patti Tippo

VTA - Clerk

Carrie Preston

VTA - Administrator

Mary Robbins

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #1

Chris Talbott

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #2

Susan Bruce

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3

Ian Bagg

VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4

Tony Amendola

Riot - Carl Jasper

Tim Robbins

Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)

Matthew Bennett

Blitzstein - Dream Cop

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