Ragtime (1981)

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.

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$14,920,781
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Summary Details
Domestic DistributorParamount Pictures
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Domestic Opening$151,351
Earliest Release DateNovember 20, 1981 (Domestic)
Running Time2 hr 35 min
GenresDrama
FilmmakersRole
Milos Forman Director
E.L. Doctorow Writer
Michael Weller Writer
Heinrich von Kleist Writer
Dino De Laurentiis Producer
Randy Newman Composer
Miroslav Ondrícek Cinematographer
John Graysmark Production Designer
CastRole
James Cagney
Elizabeth McGovern
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Brad Dourif