Cradle Will Rock
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Cradle Will Rock

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

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

Released December 10, 1999

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Language
en
Status
Released
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Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Marc Blitzsetin

Rubén Blades

Rubén Blades

Diego Rivera

Joan Cusack

Joan Cusack

Hazel Huffman

John Cusack

John Cusack

Nelson Rockefeller

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

John Houseman

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Gray Mathers

Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Hallie Flanagan

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Orson Welles

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