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"Ragtime" quotes

Ragtime poster
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.

Director: Milos Forman
Writer: E.L. Doctorow, Michael Weller, Heinrich von Kleist
Production: N/A
Genre: drama
Year: 1981
MetaScore: 57/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $14,920,781
Released: 25 Dec 1981
Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 22 nominations total

15 video clips

Coalhouse Walker Jr.Younger BrotherGang Member No. 2Vernon ElliottPolice Captain #1Police Captain #2Black LawyerSarahMotherFatherNew York Police Commissioner Rhinelander WaldoEvelyn NesbitP.c. O'donnellP.c. O'donnellBooker T. Washington
I read music so good white folks think I'm fakin' it - Ragtime 00:05 I read music so good white folks think I'm fakin'... I design fireworks That's my job - Ragtime 00:16 I design fireworks That's my job What kind of music do you play - Ragtime 00:10 What kind of music do you play Right Where is J P Morgan - Ragtime 00:37 Right Where is J P Morgan Lord I'd hoped I'd have the courage to know - Ragtime 00:44 Lord I'd hoped I'd have the courage to know And that's your advice - Ragtime 01:03 And that's your advice The library over there is worth millions - Ragtime 00:11 The library over there is worth millions Why He say one thing - Ragtime 00:15 Why He say one thing Well Mr Elliott why don't you go in and have a word with them - Ragtime 00:35 Well Mr Elliott why don't you go in and have a word... Well shouldn't we - Ragtime 00:43 Well shouldn't we But you speak like an angel Mr Washington - Ragtime 00:14 But you speak like an angel Mr Washington This little piggy went wee wee wee wee - Ragtime 00:09 This little piggy went wee wee wee wee Nobody's intimidating me mister - Ragtime 00:57 Nobody's intimidating me mister What you have done here has set our race back - Ragtime 00:08 What you have done here has set our race back Why you put such a rage in my heart - Ragtime 00:05 Why you put such a rage in my heart

Cast

New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo - James Cagney
Younger Brother - Brad Dourif
Booker T. Washington - Moses Gunn
Evelyn Nesbit - Elizabeth McGovern
Willie Conklin - Kenneth McMillan
All Cast