Ragtime

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

Dec 25 1981 PG 2h 35m
Drama

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

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

E.L. Doctorow, Michael Weller, Heinrich von Kleist

Directed by

Milos Forman

Cast

James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd.

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 22 nominations total

Trailers
Ragtime (1981) trailer
Official Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
11,018
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
57
Popularity
NA