

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Acting
Hank Azaria's unhinged Blitzstein energy carries entire scenes.
Production
Recreated 1930s NYC with obsessive period detail.

Director
Tim Robbins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Orson Welles refused to let his name be used; Angus Macfadyen plays him as 'Young Actor.'
The 1937 musical was a Federal Theatre Project production shut down for its anti-capitalist themes—Robbins spent years trying to make this film because Hollywood kept saying it was 'too political.'
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