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The American pianist and composer (Billy Dee Williams) becomes the king of ragtime and dies tragically in 1917.
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jan a @RT56343825 06/02/2025 I saw this movie for the first time today and love it. What I love most was the use of old time guys like Eubie Blake and Taj. Wonderful See more 08/02/2009 A big part of history See more Read all reviews
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Jeremy Kagan

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Billy Dee Williams

Scott Joplin

Clifton Davis

Chauvin

Margaret Avery

Belle Joplin

Eubie Blake

Will Williams

Godfrey Cambridge

Tom Turpin
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Synopsis The American pianist and composer (Billy Dee Williams) becomes the king of ragtime and dies tragically in 1917.
Director
Jeremy Kagan
Producer
Stanley Hough
Screenwriter
Christopher Knopf
Production Co
Motown Productions, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m