Ragtime (1981)

Drama, General Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkYUgD24Ils

Director: Milos Forman

Writer(s): E.L. Doctorow (novel); Michael Weller, Heinrich von Kleist

Starring: James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O’Brien, Donald O’Connor, James Olson, Mandy Patinkin, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Mary Steenburgen, Debbie Allen, Jeffrey DeMunn, Robert Joy, Norman Mailer, Bruce Boa, Hoolihand Burke, Norman Chancer, Edwin Cooper, Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Frankie Faison, Hal Galili, Alan Gifford, Richard Griffiths, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Jeter, Calvin Levels, Bessie Love, Christopher Malcolm, Herman Meckler, Billy J. Mitchell, Jenny Nichols, Max Nichols, Zack Norman, Eloise Taylor, Don Plumley, Ted Ross, Dorsey Wright, Robert Arden, Robert Boyd, Thomas A. Carlin, John Clarkson, Brian F. Dean, Harry Ditson, Robert Dorning, Geoffrey Greenhill, Ray Hassett, Robert Hitt, Rodney James, George Harris, George J. Manos, Val Pringle, Ron Weyand, Sonny Abagnale, John Alderson, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Chaim Blatter, Donald Bisset, Josh Clark, Robert Coffin, Patrick Connor, Joel Cutrara, Jake Dengel, Barry Dennen, Natalia Dobrer, Daniel Foley, Gretchen Franklin, Pat Gorman, Guy Gregory, Dave Griffiths, Jeff Harding, Robert Henderson, Colette Hiller, Patrick M. Hughes, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Andreas Katsulas, Douglas Lambert, Pavel Landovský, Norris Mailer, Derek Martin, Al Matthews, Stuart Milligan, Richard Oldfield, Nelly Polissky, Mike Potter, Anthony Powell, Ethan Phillips, Joe Praml, John Ratzenberger, Bill Reimbold, Bob Sherman, Tony Sibbald, Stan Simmons, John Sterland, Jan Tríska, Burnell Tucker, Britt Walker, Peter Whitman, Edward Wiley, John Carrafa, Harry Fielder, Jim Fitzpatrick, Robert Hallak, Derek Lyons, Louis Marino, Cathy Munroe, Chris Parsons, Frank Patton III, Ilana Rapp, Ellen Stretton, Judi Trott

Synopsis: 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…

Release Date: December 25, 1981 (USA) | Length: 155 min | Genre: Drama | Certificate: PG