Drama /

Score: 65%( 87 votes )

Overview: A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

Cast:

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