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Cradle Will Rock (1999) | Smart Bashi

Cradle Will Rock

released

Drama

new york cityventriloquist1930s

Cradle Will Rock

Art is never dangerous... unless it tells the truth.

19992h 12mRLanguages: EnglishFrom United States of America

Ratings

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

6.8

6.4

🍅65%

M64

Box Office

$2.9M

Bashi Score

NR

Our Score

IMDb

6.8

9.6K votes

TMDB

6.4

94 votes

🍅Rotten Tomatoes

65%

Critics

MMetacritic

64

Average

Users

-

0 votes

Box Office

Worldwide Gross

$2.9M

🏆 Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations

Internal Ratings

Pee Meter

Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

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Not reviewed yet

Storyline

“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

Susan Sarandon

Margherita Sarfatti

Jamey Sheridan

John Adair

Director

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Director

Writers

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Writers

Cinematographer

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Cinematographer

Composer

David Robbins

David Robbins

Composer

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Details

Status: released
Release Date: December 10, 1999
Rated: R
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Touchstone Pictures
Budget: $36M
Box Office: $2.9M

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8.0

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50%

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50%

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50%

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50%

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