Cradle Will Rock
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
John Turturro
Aldo Silvano
Emily Watson
Olive Stanton
Bob Balaban
Harry Hopkins
Jack Black
Sid
Kyle Gass
Larry
Paul Giamatti
Carlo
Barnard Hughes
Frank Marvel
Barbara Sukowa
Sophie Silvano
Victoria Clark
Maxine Elliot's - Dulce Fox
Erin Hill
Maxine Elliot's - Sandra Mescal
Daniel H. Jenkins
Maxine Elliot's - Will Geer
Timothy Jerome
Maxine Elliot's - Bert Weston
Chris McKinney
Maxine Elliot's - Canada Lee / Rev. Salvation
Henry Stram
Maxine Elliot's - Hiram Sherman
Adele Robbins
Augusta Weissberger
Lee Arenberg
Abe Feder
Allan F. Nicholls
George Zorn
Rob Carlson
National Guardsman
Alison Tatlock
Reporter
Dina Platias
Lucille Schly
Pamela D. Henry
Alma Dixon
Emma Smith Stevens
Stagehand
Steven Tyler
Lehman Engel
Charles Giordano
Accordion
Jeffrey Kievit
Trumpet
Kenneth Finn
Trombone
Kenneth Hitchcock
Clarinet
David D'Angelo
Alto Saxophone
Dave Ratajczak
Percussion
Stephen Spinella
Federal Theatre - Donald O'Hara
Brenda Pressley
Federal Theatre - Rose
Brian Brophy
Federal Theatre - Pierre de Rohan
David Costabile
Federal Theatre - Beaver Man
Marla Schaffel
Federal Theatre - Beaver Woman
Dominic Cortese
Federal Theatre - Beaver Accordion Accompanist
John Carpenter
Power - William Randolph Hearst
Gretchen Mol
Marion Davies
Gil Robbins
Congressman Starnes
Harris Yulin
Chairman Martin Dies
Ned Bellamy
Paul Edwards
Vincent Foster
James
William Duell
Butler
Albert Macklin
Tailor
Scott Sowers
Reporter
Bobby Amore
Reporter
Lynn Cohen
Silvano - Mama
Dominic Chianese
Silvano - Papa
Peter Jacobson
Silvano - Uncle
Evan Katz
Silvano - Joey
Alysia Zucker
Silvano - Chance
Sarah Hyland
Silvano - Giovanna
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Silvano - Marta
Spanky McHugh
Vaudeville - Melvin
Todd Stockman
Vaudeville - Puppeteer
Patrick Husted
Vaudeville - Vaudeville Theatre Manager
Jay Green
Vaudeville - Plate Twirler
Carolyn West
Vaudeville - Assistant Plate Twirler
Steven Skybell
Blitzstein - Bertolt Brecht
Susan Heimbeinder
Blitzstein - Eva Blitzstein
Audra McDonald
Blitzstein - 'Joe Worker' Singer
Robert Ari
Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #1
Michele Pawk
Blitzstein - Liberty Committee #2
Gregg Edelman
Blitzstein - Dream Larry Foreman
Brian Powell
Rockefeller Center - Aide
Jack Willis
Rockefeller Center - Lawyer
Gilbert Cruz
Rockefeller Center - Mendez
Robert Hirschfeld
Rockefeller Center - Sol
P.J. Brown
Rockefeller Center - Guard
Michael Rivkin
Rockefeller Center - Protester
Keira Naughton
Rockefeller Center - Protester
Taylor Stanley
Rockefeller Center - Claire
Tommy Allen
Rockefeller Center - Pete
Jeff Butcher
Rockefeller Center - Mendez Double
Sandy Hamilton
Rockefeller Center - Sol Double
Corina Katt Ayala
Diego - Frida Kahlo
Josie Whittlesey
Diego - Models
Sandra Lindquist
Diego - Models
Tamika Lamison
Diego - Models
Edward James Hyland
Opening - Worker in Theatre
Boris McGiver
Opening - Man on Street
Chris Bauer
VTA - Carpenter
Leonardo Cimino
VTA - Man in Line
Patti Tippo
VTA - Clerk
Carrie Preston
VTA - Administrator
Mary Robbins
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #1
Chris Talbott
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #2
Susan Bruce
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #3
Ian Bagg
VTA - Disgruntled Worker #4
Tony Amendola
Riot - Carl Jasper
Tim Robbins
Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)
Matthew Bennett
Blitzstein - Dream Cop
Tim Robbins
Director
Tim Robbins
Writer
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
Brian Smyj
Stunts
Jean-Yves Escoffier
Director of Photography
Geraldine Peroni
Editor
David Robbins
Original Music Composer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
Jon Kilik
Producer
Tim Robbins
Producer
Douglas Aibel
Casting
Richard Hoover
Production Design
Debra Schutt
Set Decoration
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Allan F. Nicholls
Executive Producer
Louise Krakower
Executive Producer
Frank Beacham
Executive Producer
Allison R. Hebble
Associate Producer
Marc Blitzstein
Songs