| | Ragtime DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Musical Movies, Family Interaction Videos, Based On A Novel, True Story, New York City, Period Piece, Families, Race Relations, Pianists/Pianos, Musical Sequences, Racism | | Starring | Brad Dourif, James Cagney, Mary Steenburgen, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Jeff Daniels, Moses Gunn, Mandy Patinkin, Fran Drescher, Donald O'Connor, Pat O'Brien, Robert Joy, Debbie Allen, Kenneth McMillan, James Olson, Norman Mailer, Bruce Boa | | Director | Milos Forman | | Composer | Randy Newman | | Director of Photography | Miroslav Ondricek | | Executive Producer | Bernie Williams, Michael Hausman | | Producer | Dino De Laurentiis | | Screenwriter | Michael Weller
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A seemingly insignificant event in 1906 America ends up representing all the racist attacks on one man, who won't back down this time. Based on an E.L. Doctorow novel. Stars Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Mary Steenburgen, James Cagney, Debbie Allen. Based on the acclaimed and popular E.L. Doctorow novel, RAGTIME tells the intricate story of four New York families--three of which are fictional--at the turn of the 20th century, each indicative of that time in American history, and highlighting some of the downsides of following the American Dream. Starving immigrant artist Tateh (Mandy Patinkin) will eventually set off to make his fortune in Hollywood, but not without a chance encounter with Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern in the role of the real-life showgirl). Nesbit was the center of the infamous (and, in the film, the very compelling) Thaw-White murder case, in which her mentally unstable millionare husband Harry K. Thaw (Robert Joy) murdered her lover, the famed architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer). Another storyline follows the disintegration of an upper-class American family headed by Mary Steenburgen (simply named Mother) and James Olson (Father). Their seemingly perfect existence is shattered when black 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). Walker, a dignified man, turns to rage when he is tormented by local racists. One of the most impressive moments in this ambitious film is the appearance of veteran actor James Cagney who, at 81, plays feisty Police Commissioner Waldo. RAGTIME was Pat O'Brien's last feature film.
The film marked James Cagney's last big-screen appearance. His final acting performance was in the made-for-TV movie TERRIBLE JOE MORAN (1980). Ragtime Reviews: "...Cagney manages to show us a thing or two about legend and popular memory..."
-- Tim Pulleine, Sight and Sound "...Superbly crafted....RAGTIME is a major achievement..."
-- Step., Variety "[A] gorgeous-looking DVD."-- Mike Clark, USA Today Ragtime | List Price | $9.98 (You save $2.93) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1981 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4508  | | CD Universe Part number | 6652423 | | Catalog number | 14864 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 16, 2004 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 156 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; Widescreen Collection |
Ragtime DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Dolby Digital Restored - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary: Milos Foreman - Director, Michael Hausman - Executive Producer
Featurette: REMEMBERING RAGTIME
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
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