National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

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2022-05-26

Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?

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National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy

Storyline

Ralph Fiennes leads the cast in David Hare’s blazing account of the most powerful man in New York, a master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. For forty uninterrupted years, Robert Moses exploited those in office through a mix of charm and intimidation. Motivated at first by a determination to improve the lives of New York City’s workers, he created parks, bridges and 627 miles of expressway to connect the people to the great outdoors. Faced with resistance by protest groups campaigning for a very different idea of what the city should become, will the weakness of democracy be exposed in the face of his charismatic conviction?

Released

2022-05-26

Runtime

150

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

National Theatre

Bridge Theatre

Casts

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    Ralph Fiennes

    Ralph Fiennes
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    Alisha Bailey

    Alisha Bailey
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    Samuel Barnett

    Samuel Barnett
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    David Bromley

    David Bromley
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    Al Coppola

    Al Coppola
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    Siobhán Cullen

    Siobhán Cullen
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    Ian Kirkby

    Ian Kirkby
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    Alana Maria

    Alana Maria
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    Dani Moseley

    Dani Moseley
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    Guy Paul

    Guy Paul
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    Helen Schlesinger

    Helen Schlesinger
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    Mary Stillwaggon Stewart

    Mary Stillwaggon Stewart
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    Danny Webb

    Danny Webb