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• Set in the 1930s, Cradle Will Rock is a film directed by Tim Robbins that portrays the theatre scene during the hardships of the Great Depression.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: December 10, 1999
  2. Director: Tim Robbins
  3. Screenwriter: Tim Robbins
  4. Producer: Tim Robbins
  5. Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
  6. MPAA rating: R
  7. Runtime: 132 min
  8. Awards: 4IMDb: Awards for Cradle Will Rock
  9. Award nominations: 6IMDb: Awards for Cradle Will Rock
  10. Won People's Choice Award for the International Competition in 2000 Istanbul International Film FestivalIMDb: Awards for Cradle Will Rock
  11. Won Special Achievement in Filmmaking in 1999 National Board of ReviewIMDb: Awards for Cradle Will Rock
  12. Based on 1937 musical of the same name by Marc BlitzsteinIMDb: Plot Summary for Cradle Will Rock

• Plot Summary

  The movie focuses on the struggles of New Yorker's during the Great Depression as they try and push through and find their place in American culture.IMDb: Plot Summary for Cradle Will Rock

• Cast

  • Hank Azaria as Marc Blitzstein
  • Ruben Blades as Diego Rivera
  • Joan Cusack as Hazel Huffman
  • John Cusack as Nelson Rockefeller
  • Cary Elwess as John Houseman

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Tim Robbins | Great Depression | Hank Azaria

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