Scott Joplin

1977

Action / Biography / Drama / Music

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 456 456

Plot summary

The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

Director

Jeremy Kagan Photo
Jeremy Kagan

Top cast

Leon Charles Photo
Leon Charles as Liebling
Samuel Fuller Photo
Samuel Fuller as Impresario
Denise Gordy Photo
Denise Gordy as The Girl
Taj Mahal Photo
Taj Mahal as Poor Alfred
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883.1 MB
1280*700
English 2.0
PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.6 GB
1904*1040
English 2.0
PG
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

A big part of history

A big part of history
Reviewed by jan a 8 / 10

I saw this movie for the first time

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
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

interesting history

Scott Joplin (Billy Dee Williams) grew up in a musical family. After his mother's death, his father kept his music in church and nowhere else. He runs away and starts playing in a bordello. He would become one of the greatest composers during the ragtime era. He would be dead in 1917 at the age of 48 from syphilis.The movie becomes a long downhill slide after an early run. Billy Dee Williams delivers a reserved performance and then some overdramatic work. Both of which results in a dour-noted tough watch for the second half. It feels rather flat and the pacing becomes slow. I don't know if this is all strictly true. The movie could be well-served with some dramatic fictionalization to make a more compelling film. It is still interesting history and worthwhile material.
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