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Ragtime [DVD] [1981]

DVD ~ James Cagney
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  • Actors: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn
  • Directors: Milos Forman
  • Writers: E.L. Doctorow, Heinrich von Kleist, Michael Weller
  • Producers: Bernard Williams, Dino De Laurentiis, Fred Sidewater, Michael Hausman
  • Format: DVD-Video, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Castle Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Oct 2001
  • Run Time: 148 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NW4L
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,691 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
4:3 Full Frame
DVD 5
English
Region 0
Dolby Digital Mono English
Dolby Digital Mono
Animated Menu
Scene Selection


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A portrait of America in the early part of this century, based on a bestselling novel by E.L. Doctorow.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten epic in shameful edition, 29 April 2002
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This 1981 adaptation of E.L.Doctorow's 70's bestseller may be curiously neglected by director Milos Forman himself, it still well deserves a decent dvd restoration. An impeccable period piece with naturalistic insights on America entering the 20th century, the film was much criticised for its shifting of focus towards the Coalhouse Walker episode (which has origins in literature as Michael Kohlhaas). True, in the caleidoscopic novel it was only one of many equal plots but this is serious social commentary on racism and hardly a reason for postponing restoration. There's so much excellence to this film in directing, acting, musical score, period detail that it remains a brilliant Forman epic. Unfortunately, this is all missing from this embarrassing excuse for a dvd edition... The disc has pale, very grainy, pan and scan picture with mono sound which hardly even hints at the greatness of the original. Disgraceful. Wait for a long overdue restoration.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Seeking for justice, 22 Oct 2003
This movie seems to be a little bit underrated. It's maybe because it starts really slowly and first you don't quite catch on which direction the movie is going to. But it's worth watching; the topic - justice by any means - is so universal. I liked it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars not forgotten, 15 April 2009
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The power of the story (book and film) of 'Ragtime' is perhaps overlooked amidst the many movies about discrimination that are available both before and since its publication. However the film and the incident discribed is a powerful reminder of a period and of the ability and versitility of a great actor (James Cagney). A fitting last movie for an actor who once defined a genre.
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