USA,
1981, 155 min
(Alternative: 149 min)
Directed by:
Miloš FormanScreenplay:
Michael WellerCinematography:
Miroslav OndříčekComposer:
Randy NewmanCast:
James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, James Olson, Mandy Patinkin, Howard E. Rollins Jr. (more)Plots(1)
RAGTIME tells the story of four New York families at the turn of the 20th century. Starving immigrant artist, Tateh sets off to make his fortune in Hollywood, but along the way encounters showgirl Evelyn Nesbit who is at the center of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, an upper-class family finds their seemingly perfect existence ruined when black pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. begins to romance a pregnant girl living in their home. (official distributor synopsis)
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