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7.0A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Released: 1981-11-20155 minDir: Miloš FormanDrama, History
Cast
- James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- Brad Dourif as Younger Brother
- Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington
- Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit
- Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin
- Pat O'Brien as Delmas
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- jazz singer or musician
- public murder
- racism
- class differences
- pianist
- ragtime
- revenge killing
- radical politics
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 150
- FilmAffinity ID
- 651395
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- publication date
- 1982-01-21
- title
- Ragtime
- review score
- 84%
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Categories
1980s historical drama films1981 American films1981 drama films1981 English-language films1981 filmsAmerican historical drama filmsCultural depictions of Booker T. WashingtonCultural depictions of Harry HoudiniCultural depictions of Theodore RooseveltEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by E. L. DoctorowFilms directed by Miloš FormanFilms produced by Dino De LaurentiisFilms scored by Randy NewmanFilms set in Atlantic City, New JerseyFilms set in New JerseyFilms set in New York CityFilms set in the 1900sFilms set in the 1910sFilms set in Westchester County, New YorkFilms shot in New JerseyFilms shot in New York (state)