Cradle Will Rock: The Movie and the Moment (Pictorial Moviebook)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155704399X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tim Robbins has starred in many movies including: Bull Durham, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Shawshank Redemption, The Player, and Bob Roberts, which he wrote and directed.
An extraordinary film, written and directed by Robbins, supported by an amazing cast, about the events in 1936, surrounding the final days of the Federal Theatre Project, when Orson Welles and John Houseman staged a renegade production of Marc Blitzstein's proletariat musical The Cradle Will Rock, which became one of America's greatest moments in the history of American theater.. Official tie-in to the major motion picture coming from Touchstone Pictures later this year, from the Academy Award-nominated writer-director of Dead Man Walking and Bob Roberts
"Sturdy book. Text of the movie" according to Joseph S. Smith. Sturdy book. Text of the movie. Great photos. Nothing extra special about the other contents.. Bravo! This book includes movie script, many photos and the historical notes about the U.S. in 1930s. The main plot is as follows: In the age of the Great Depression, the Federal Theater Project gave many U.S. people encouraging entertainment, and gave many actors and artists their jobs. The movement gave birth to Marc Blitzstein's masterpiece 'Cradle Will Rock' (directed by Orson Welles), but the play offended the reactionary congressmen. They made their soldiers lock out the theater. A Customer said Great companion to the movie. I got this after falling in love with the movie Cradle Will Rock, and it did not fail to amaze me! It balances a script with so much historical information to back it up, insights, and pictures both from the movie and the real moments of Cradle Will Rock. It has informational blurbs about Marc Blitzstein: Composer and Enigma, Orson Welles, Hallie Flanagan, Christopher Marlowe and the questioning of him being a communist, the real Olive Stanton, the death of Vaudeville, Diego Ri
Included here are: -- The complete shooting script, an introduction, and notes on the making of the film by Tim Robbins-- Thirty illuminating historical sidebars that reveal the real history of the events depicted in the film-- More than 120 illustrations -- over 70 in full color -- including 34 archival photos and 115 movie stills and behind-the-scenes photos-- Commentary from principal cast members-- The complete cast and crew credits . Of particular concern to conservatives is the Federal Theatre Project, headed by Hallie Flanagan, which lands at the center of a storm of controversy over its "Communist-inspired" productions.The Movie A fast-paced, rollicking ro