Cradle Will Rock

(1999)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 101 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1999

Runtime: 132 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Тим Роббинс

Cast: Хэнк Азариа, Рубен Блэйдз, Джоан Кьюсак, Джон Кьюсак, Кэри Элвис, Philip Baker Hall, Черри Джонс, Энгус Макфадьен, Билл Мюррей, Ванесса Редгрейв

Plot

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around 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. Meanwhile Nelson Rockefeller gets the foyer of his company headquarters decorated and an Italian countess sells paintings for Mussolini.