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Ragtime

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

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.

19812h 35mPGDrama, History

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About Ragtime

Directors
Miloš Forman
Cast
James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
PG
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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