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7.0A 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.
Released: 1981-11-20155 minDir: Miloš FormanDrama, History
Cast
- James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- Brad Dourif as Younger Brother
- Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington
- Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit
- Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin
- Pat O'Brien as Delmas
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- jazz singer or musician
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Categories
1980s historical drama films1981 American films1981 drama films1981 English-language films1981 filmsAmerican historical drama filmsCultural depictions of Booker T. WashingtonCultural depictions of Harry HoudiniCultural depictions of Theodore RooseveltEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms about racism in the United StatesFilms based on American novels