Ragtime (1981)DVD VHS | Cast list | | James Cagney | as | Commissioner Rheinlander Waldo | | Brad Dourif | as | Younger Brother | | Moses Gunn | as | Booker T. Washington | | Elizabeth McGovern | as | Evelyn Nesbit | | Kenneth McMillan | as | Willie Conklin | | Pat O'Brien | as | Mr. Delphin Delmas | | Donald O'Connor | as | Evelyn's Dance Instructor | | James Olson | as | Father | | Mandy Patinkin | as | Tateh | | Howard E. Rollins Jr. | as | Coalhouse Walker Jr. | | Mary Steenburgen | as | Mother | | Debbie Allen | as | Sarah | | Jeffrey DeMunn | as | Harry Houdini (as Jeff Demunn) | | Robert Joy | as | Henry 'Harry' Kendall Thaw | | Norman Mailer | as | Stanford White |
| | Crew list: | | Milos Forman (Director) | | E.L. Doctorow (Writer) | | Michael Weller (Writer) |
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Review
The story runs in the 1910's New York. Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a black man 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... |
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