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19812h 35mPGEnglish

Ragtime

The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.

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A 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.

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DirectorMiloš Forman

Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookjazz singer or musicianpublic murderracismclass differencespianistragtimerevenge killingradical politicspianopolitical scandalracial injustice1900ssocial scandalnew york city history

Cast

James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

James Cagney

New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Brad Dourif as Younger Brother

Brad Dourif

Younger Brother

Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington

Moses Gunn

Booker T. Washington

Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit

Elizabeth McGovern

Evelyn Nesbit

Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin

Kenneth McMillan

Willie Conklin

Pat O'Brien as Delmas

Pat O'Brien

Delmas

Donald O'Connor as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Donald O'Connor

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

James Olson as Father

James Olson

Father

Mandy Patinkin as Tateh

Mandy Patinkin

Tateh

Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Howard Rollins

Coalhouse Walker Jr.