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Hank
Azaria, Ruben Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack,
Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus MacFadyen,
William J. Murray, Vanessa Redgrave, Susan Sarandon,
John Turturro, Emily Watson
Touchstone Pictures; Directed by Tim Robbins
Rated R; 133 minutes; 1999 |
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art and theater world of 1930's 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 different stories interwoven. Nelson Rockefeller
(John Cusack) commissions Mexican artist Diego Rivera (Ruben Blades) to
paint the lobby of Rockefeller Center while Italian propagandist Margherita
Sarfatti (Susan Sarandon) sells Da Vinci's to millionaires to fund the Mussolini
War effort. A paranoid ventriloquist (Bill Murray) tries to rid his vaudeville
troupe of communists while a 22-year-old Orson Welles (Angus MacFadyen)
directs his Federal Theater group in an infamous stage production of "The
Cradle Will Rock," closed down on the eve of its opening by soldiers of
the U.S. government. Based on true events CRADLE WILL ROCK re-lives an exciting
and dangerous time in American history where individual courage stood in
the face of censorship and artists risked their livelihood by performing
in shows and painting their canvases. Filmed in the raucous screwball spirit
of the 1930's films, CRADLE WILL ROCK also stars Hank Azaria, Joan Cusack,
Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, John Turturro
and Emily Watson |
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"Impressive!
A heartfelt look at a world that is not more."
--Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Breathtaking! A powerful drama of social conscience."
--Jami Bernard, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"Don't miss this movie."
--Steve Oldfield, FOX-TV |
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