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The art and theater world of 1930s New York City is the backdrop for the new Touchstone Pictures film "Cradle Will Rock." As labor strikes break out throughout the country, New York City is alive with a burgeoning cultural revolution. "Cradle Will Rock" is a tapestry of interwoven stories: Nelson Rockefeller commissions Mexican artist Diego Rivera to paint the lobby of Rockefeller Center, while Italian propagandist Margherita Sarfatti sells Da Vincis to millionaires to fund the Mussolini war effort. A paranoid ventriloquist tries to rid his vaudeville troupe of communists, and a 22-year-old Orson Welles directs his Federal Theater group in an infamous stage production of "The Cradle Will Rock," closed down on the eve of its opening by U.S. soldiers. Based on true events, "Cradle Will Rock" relives an exciting and dangerous time in American history, when individual courage prevailed censorship, and artists risked their livelihood by continuing to perform and paint according to conscience.

Production
Cradle Productions Inc.; Havoc; Touchstone Pictures;

Cast Names
Hank Azaria; Rubén Blades; Joan Cusack; John Cusack; Cary Elwes; Philip Baker Hall; Cherry Jones; Angus Macfadyen; Bill Murray; Vanessa Redgrave; Susan Sarandon; Jamey Sheridan; John Turturro; Emily Watson; Bob Balaban; Jack Black; Kyle Gass; Paul Giamatti; Barnard Hughes; Barbara Sukowa; Victoria Clark; Erin Hill; Daniel Jenkins; Timothy Jerome; Chris McKinney; Henry Stram; Adele Robbins; Lee Arenberg; Allan F. Nicholls; Rob Carlson; Alison Tatlock; Dina Platias; Pamela D. Henry; Emma Smith Stevens; Steven Tyler; Charles Giordano; Jeffrey Kievit; Kenneth Finn; Kenneth Hitchcock; David D'Angelo;

Box Office
USD 2,899,970

Release Date
1999-12-06 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
1999-12-10 (Los Angeles, California)
1999-12-10 (New York City, New York)

Genres
Drama;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for some language and sexuality.

Running Time
2 hr. 12 min.

Director
Tim Robbins

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