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The
art and theater world of 1930's New York City is the
backdrop for the new Touchstone Pictures film "Cradle Will Rock." As labor
strikes break out throughout the country, New York City is
alive with a burgeoning cultural revolution. "Cradle
Will Rock" is a tapestry of interwoven stories: Nelson Rockefeller
(John Cusack) commissions Mexican artist Diego Rivera (Ruben
Blades) to paint the lobby of Rockefeller Center, while Italian propagandist
Margherita Sarfatti (Susan Sarandon) sells Da Vincis to millionaires to
fund the Mussolini war effort. A paranoid ventriloquist (Bill Murray) tries
to rid his vaudeville troupe of communists, and a 22-year-old Orson
Welles (Angus MacFadyen) directs his Federal Theater group in an infamous stage production of
"The Cradle Will Rock," closed down on the eve of its opening by
U.S. soldiers. Based on true events, "Cradle Will Rock" relives an
exciting and dangerous time in American history, when individual courage prevailed
over censorship, and artists risked their livelihood by continuing to perform
and paint according to conscience. Filmed in the raucous, screwball spirit
of 1930's films, "Cradle Will Rock" also stars Hank Azaria, Joan Cusack, Cary
Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, John Turturro,
and Emily Watson.
Now Available on Video and DVD
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