Ragtime (1981)

1981 · 155 min · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Miloš Forman. Starring James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern and Kenneth McMillan.

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