Cradle Will Rock

USA 1999, 129 minutes
Dir. Tim Robbins
Rating: [M]
Genres: Drama

Topics: Period 1930s, Politics, Showbiz.

Feat. Hank Azaria, Ruben Blades, John Cusack, Bill Murray, John Turturro, Emily Watson, Susan Sarandon, Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Vanessa Redgrave, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen

Aroview: Caught between government paranoia and unionist principles in depression-era New York, a theatre troupe voice their dissent by attempting to stage a political musical.

Inspired by true events, writer-director Tim Robbins blends backstage farce, magic realism, melodrama and political lecture into a frenetic, theatrical tragicomedy with an impressive cast.