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