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Encyclopedia > Ragtime (movie)

Ragtime is a 1981 motion picture based on the historical novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow. The action takes place in and around New York City in the 1910s, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film was directed by Milos Forman.


This was James Cagney's final film. He was ill during the shooting of the feature.


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Ragtime (1981) (1986 words)
Their seemingly perfect existence is shattered when fl ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker (Howard E. Rollins), loosely modeled on Scott Joplin, begins to romance a pregnant young woman living in their home (Debbie Allen).
The movie uses a mix of approaches to show his frustration and all the obstacles in his way.
Ragtime appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
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