Cradle Will Rock

Year: 1999

Actors: Paul Giamatti, Cary Elwes, Susan Sarandon, Joan Cusack

Duration: 132 min

In 1930s New York Orson Welles tries to stage a musical on a steel strike under the Federal Theater Program despite pressure from an establishment fearful of industrial unrest and red activity. Meanwhile Nelson Rockefeller gets the foyer of his company headquarters decorated and an Italian countess sells paintings for Mussolini.—Jeremy Perkins

Genre: Action   Drama