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Ragtime (1981) 7.2
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7.2/10 from 4,970 users
Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 48 user | 26 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Milos Forman |
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Cast
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| James Cagney | ... |
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
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Younger Brother
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| Elizabeth McGovern | ... | ||
| Kenneth McMillan | ... |
Willie Conklin
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Delphin
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| Donald O'Connor | ... |
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
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| James Olson | ... |
Father
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| Mandy Patinkin | ... |
Tateh
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| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | ||
| Mary Steenburgen | ... |
Mother
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| Debbie Allen | ... |
Sarah
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| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... |
Houdini
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| Robert Joy | ... |
Henry Thaw
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The story runs in the 1910's New York. Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a black piano player. He has won fame and fortune playing with a jazz band. Some white men do not like this situation, and one day they assault him and spoil his brand new car. Walker tries by all means to get justice, without an answer... Written by Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 January 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bir Zamanlar See more »Box Office
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SEK 3,022,477 (Sweden)Company Credits
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James Cagney was wheelchair-bound at the time of shooting. Most scenes show him sitting; a stand-in was used for his remaining scenes showing him on his feet (and were shot from the back to obscure the stand-in's face). See more »Goofs
Charles W. Fairbanks was not the Vice President of the United States when he was running with Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. He was a Senator from Indiana and was chosen as Roosevelt's running mate that year. Roosevelt was Vice President when he succeeded to the presidency upon William McKinley's assassination and he had no Vice President for his first term of office. See more »Quotes
Rheinlander Waldo: That library over there is worth millions and people keep telling me you're a piece of slime.See more »
In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, many dramas cross in a wonderful panel, showing the formation of the American society. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw (Elizabeth McGovern) is the wife of a millionaire, and pivot of a crime committed by her jealous husband. Her mother-in-law is a hypocrite old lady, who convinces Evelyn to lie in court for money, to avoid her son to go to the electric chair. Evelyn commits perjury, but the mother-in-law does not pay her the promised amount. Mary Steenburgen is a correct woman, having a very moralist husband. Her brother (Brad Dourif) is honest and idealist. The family hires Sarah, a black and single mother, with her baby. The father is the pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), who progresses in his career and comes back to Sarah, proposing her to get married with him. An incident with a group of racists makes him fighting for justice in a racist society. Rheinlander Waldo (James Cagney) is the chief of police, who is involved in the incident. This movie is another wonderful film of Milos Forman. Amazing the quantity of marvelous movies made by this fantastic director. The reconstitution of the period is magnificent. The cast is stunning. Elizabeth McGovern looks like a doll wearing those costumes. Her nude scene is also great. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): `Na Época do Ragtime' (`In the Age of the Ragtime')