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Cradle Will Rock. For the original 1937 musical, see The Cradle Will Rock. For the 1980 Van Halen hit, see And the Cradle Will Rock... Cradle Will Rock is a 1999 American historical drama film written, produced and directed by Tim Robbins.
- $2.9 million
- December 10, 1999
- $36 million
- David Robbins
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.
- Tim Robbins
- 164
- 2 min
The Cradle Will Rock is a 1937 play in music by Marc Blitzstein. Originally a part of the Federal Theatre Project, it was directed by Orson Welles and produced by John Houseman. Set in Steeltown, U.S.A., the Brechtian allegory of corruption and corporate greed includes a panoply of social figures.
- Marc Blitzstein
- Marc Blitzstein
- Marc Blitzstein
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on YouTube. " And the Cradle Will Rock... " is a song written and performed by Van Halen. It appears on their 1980 album Women and Children First and was released as a single. It is also the first song released by the band that featured the keyboard playing of Eddie Van Halen .
- December 1979 – February 1980
- "Could This Be Magic?" (US), "Everybody Wants Some!!" (UK)
- April 1980 (US)
- Hard rock
Olive (Emily Watson) and Aldo (John Turturro) break the law by performing in a controversial musical in Touchstone's Cradle Will Rock Philip Baker Hall as big businessman Gray Mathers in ...
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Summaries. A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production. 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.
