Ragtime

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

1981 2h 35m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 198

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

James Cagney
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Brad Dourif
Younger Brother
Moses Gunn
Booker T. Washington
Elizabeth McGovern
Evelyn Nesbit
Kenneth McMillan
Willie Conklin
Pat O'Brien
Delmas
Donald O'Connor
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
James Olson
Father

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miloš Forman
Writers: Michael Weller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miloš Forman, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Randy Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stanley Warnow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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James Cagney and Brad Dourif and Moses Gunn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Miloš Forman directs. Miroslav Ondříček behind the camera. Randy Newman scores. Stanley Warnow cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Miloš Forman, shot by Miroslav Ondříček. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Randy Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Stanley Warnow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6James Cagney and Brad Dourif and Moses Gunn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.".
8IMDB entry: tt0082970 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "new york city", "based on novel or book", "jazz singer or musician", "public murder".