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Ragtime (1981) 7.3
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Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 51 user | 29 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 | ... | ||
| Brad Dourif | ... | ||
| Moses Gunn | ... | ||
| Elizabeth McGovern | ... | ||
| Kenneth McMillan | ... |
Willie Conklin
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| Pat O'Brien | ... |
Delphin
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| Donald O'Connor | ... | ||
| James Olson | ... | ||
| Mandy Patinkin | ... | ||
| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | ||
| Mary Steenburgen | ... | ||
| Debbie Allen | ... | ||
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... |
Houdini
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| Robert Joy | ... | ||
| Norman Mailer | ... | ||
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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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[sobbing]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: I'd hoped... you'd reveal to me along the way why you put such a rage in my heart.
[a brief pause]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Tell me what to do now!
[another beat]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Please.
[sighs]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: God, tell me what to do.
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Milos Forman originally wanted E.L. Doctorow to collaborate on the screenplay, but the novelist thought that a feature film could not do justice to his epic novel and believed that it should be done as a ten-part TV miniseries. Doctorow did not participate in the development of the screenplay. See more »Goofs
While negotiating with Coalhouse Walker Jr., the earpiece hook on the phone hangs in the off position while Conklin is talking. See more »Quotes
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: [praying] Lord, I'd hoped I'd have the courage to know what I should do now. You must see how sick at heart I've been... and how I've performed this thing with little appetite.[sobbing]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: I'd hoped... you'd reveal to me along the way why you put such a rage in my heart.
[a brief pause]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Tell me what to do now!
[another beat]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: Please.
[sighs]
Coalhouse Walker Jr.: God, tell me what to do.
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This a truly terrific period piece directed by Milos Forman(Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus) and starring terrific cast. The film takes place in the very early 1900's and follows the lives of at least four different people/families. As the movie gets going, it begins to focus mostly on an African American man and his struggle to be heard in society after he is mistreated by a group of firemen. Everything that follows is equally powerful and fascinating as the man tries to find justice in the turn of the century America. This fine film is richly textured with turn of the century atmosphere, music and actual newsreels from the period which all contribute to this fascinating story. Also nice to see James Cagney one more time. This is a film that I would recommend to anyone who is interested in what life was like at the turn of century. A fantastic film. ***3/4 out of ****.