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Plot. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring singer Olive Stanton dreams of getting a job as an actress with the Federal Theatre Project. Playwright Marc Blitzstein is working on his new musical, The Cradle Will Rock, but lacks the inspiration to finish it.
Jan 21, 2000 · Cradle Will Rock: Directed by Tim Robbins. With Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack. A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
- (9.5K)
- Drama
- Tim Robbins
- 2000-01-21
In 1930s New York Orson Welles tries to stage a musical on a steel strike under the Federal Theater Program despite pressure from an establishment fearful of industrial unrest and red activity.
Dec 24, 1999 · It tells the story of the production of Marc Blitzstein's class-conscious musical "The Cradle Will Rock"; its opening has been called the most extraordinary night in the history of American theater.
Witty and provocative. As labor strikes break out throughout the country, New York is alive with cultural revolution. Nelson Rockefeller (John Cusack) commissions Mexican artist Diego Rivera ...
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- Tim Robbins
- R
- Hank Azaria
The story fictionalizes the true events that surrounded the development of the 1937 musical The Cradle Will Rock by Marc Blitzstein; it adapts history to create an account of the original production, bringing in other stories of the time to produce a social commentary on the role of art and power in the 1930s, particularly amidst the struggles ...
Dec 10, 1999 · A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
