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Cradle Will Rock

Synopsis:

The sometimes rocky relationship between art and politics in America in the 1930s -- as well as the gulf between the wealthy and the struggling -- sets the stage for Tim Robbins' ambitious comedy-drama Cradle Will Rock. Pulling together a variety of threads from actual events, Robbins examines the lives and ambitions of a variety of creative mavericks and figures of power. Orson Welles (Angus Macfadyen) and John Houseman (Cary Elwes) are working with Marc Bliztstein (Hank Azaria) to stage the latter's leftist musical "The Cradle Will Rock" for the WPA-funded Federal Theater Project.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Tim Robbins
  • Studio: Havoc, Touchstone Pictures
  • Year: 1999
  • Run Time: 133 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: New York City, NY
  • MPAA Rating: R (for some language and sexuality)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1999 12 08 (USA)

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