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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Cast
John Cusack
Nelson Rockefeller
Jamey Sheridan
John Adair
Kyle Gass
Larry
Audra McDonald
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Cherry Jones
Hallie Flanagan
Lynn Cohen
Silvano - Mama
P.J. Brown
Rockefeller Center - Guard
Rubén Blades
Diego Rivera
Angus Macfadyen
Orson Welles
Adele Robbins
Augusta Weissberger
Brian Brophy
Federal Theatre - Pierre de Rohan
Vincent Foster
James
Steven Skybell
Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht
Sandra Lindquist
Diego - Models
Barnard Hughes
Frank Marvel
Daniel H. Jenkins
Maxine Elliot's - Will Geer
Gregg Edelman
Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman
Cary Elwes
John Houseman
Allan F. Nicholls
George Zorn
Patrick Husted
Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager
Matthew Bennett
Blitzstein - Dream Cop
Boris McGiver
Opening - Man on Street
Carrie Preston
VTA - Administrator
Susan Bruce
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3
Emily Watson
Olive Stanton
Timothy Jerome
Maxine Elliot's - Bert Weston
Peter Jacobson
Silvano - Uncle
Edward James Hyland
Opening - Worker in Theatre
Chris Bauer
VTA - Carpenter
Harris Yulin
Chairman Martin Dies
Scott Sowers
Reporter
Josie Whittlesey
Diego - Models
Tamika Lamison
Diego - Models
Leonardo Cimino
VTA - Man in Line
Vanessa Redgrave
Countess Constance La Grave
Stephen Spinella
Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara
Ned Bellamy
Paul Edwards
Albert Macklin
Tailor
Michele Pawk
Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #2
Brian Powell
Rockefeller Center - Aide
Gilbert Cruz
Rockefeller Center - Mendez
William Duell
Butler
Lee Arenberg
Abe Feder
Philip Baker Hall
Gray Mathers
Susan Sarandon
Margherita Sarfatti
Paul Giamatti
Carlo
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Silvano - Marta
Michael Rivkin
Rockefeller Center - Protester
Henry Stram
Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman
Victoria Clark
Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox
Brenda Pressley
Federal Theatre - Rose
Tony Amendola
Riot - Carl Jasper
Tim Robbins
Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)
Dina Platias
Lucille Schly
Barbara Sukowa
Sophie Silvano
Alison Tatlock
Reporter
Charles Giordano
Accordion
Gretchen Mol
Marion Davies
Taylor Stanley
Rockefeller Center - Claire
Joan Cusack
Hazel Huffman
Bill Murray
Tommy Crickshaw
Bob Balaban
Harry Hopkins
Jack Black
Sid
Chris McKinney
Maxine Elliot's - Canada Lee / Rev. Salvation
Dominic Chianese
Silvano - Papa
Ian Bagg
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4
David Costabile
Federal Theatre - Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel
Federal Theatre - Beaver Woman
Sarah Hyland
Silvano - Giovanna
Keira Naughton
Rockefeller Center - Protester
Patti Tippo
VTA - Clerk
Hank Azaria
Marc Blitzsetin
John Turturro
Aldo Silvano