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A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.


“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.

Hank Azaria
Marc Blitzsetin

Rubén Blades
Diego Rivera

Joan Cusack
Hazel Huffman

John Cusack
Nelson Rockefeller

Cary Elwes
John Houseman

Philip Baker Hall
Gray Mathers

Cherry Jones
Hallie Flanagan

Angus Macfadyen
Orson Welles

Bill Murray
Tommy Crickshaw

Vanessa Redgrave
Countess Constance La Grave
Cradle Will Rock is a drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, ventriloquist, 1930s. Directed by Tim Robbins, it stars Hank Azaria, Rubén Blades, Joan Cusack. 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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