"The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age."

1981

2h 35m

7.0(168 votes)

Drama

History

Overview

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.

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114 members

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James Cagney

New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

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Brad Dourif

Younger Brother

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Moses Gunn

Booker T. Washington

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Elizabeth McGovern

Evelyn Nesbit

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Kenneth McMillan

Willie Conklin

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Pat O’Brien

Delmas

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Donald O'Connor

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

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James Olson

Father

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Mandy Patinkin

Tateh

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Howard Rollins

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

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Mary Steenburgen

Mother

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Debbie Allen

Sarah

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Jeffrey DeMunn

Harry Houdini

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Robert Joy

Henry Thaw

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Norman Mailer

Stanford White

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Bruce Boa

Jerome

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Hoolihand Burke

Brigit

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Norman Chancer

Gent No. 1 - Agent

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Edwin Cooper

Grandfather

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Jeff Daniels

P.C. O'Donnell

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Fran Drescher

Mameh

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Frankie Faison

Gang Member No. 1

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Hal Galili

Police Captain No. 1

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Alan Gifford

Judge

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Richard Griffiths

Delmas' Assistant No. 1

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Samuel L. Jackson

Gang Member No. 2

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Michael Jeter

Special Reporter

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Calvin Levels

Gang Member No. 3

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Bessie Love

Old Lady - T.O.C.

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Christopher Malcolm

Police Captain No. 2

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Herman Meckler

Vernon Elliott

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Billy J. Mitchell

Delmas' Assistant No. 2

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Jenny Nichols

Little Girl

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Max Nichols

Little Boy

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Zack Norman

Gent No. 2 - Manager

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Eloise Taylor

Mrs. Thaw

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Don Plumley

Inspector McNeil

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Ted Ross

Black Lawyer

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Dorsey Wright

Gang Member No. 4

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Robert Arden

Foreman of the Jury

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Robert Boyd

Teddy Roosevelt

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Thomas A. Carlin

Vice President Fairbanks

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John Clarkson

Plainclothes Detective No. 1

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Brian F. Dean

Fireman No. 1

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Harry Ditson

County Clerk

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Robert Dorning

Gent with Stanford White

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Geoffrey Greenhill

Police Guard - T.O.C.

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Ray Hassett

Policeman No. 12

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Robert Hitt

Plainclothes Detective No. 2

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Rodney James

Sleek Male Dancer

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George Harris

Band Leader - Clef Club

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George J. Manos

Novelty Shop Storeman

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Val Pringle

Clef Club Manager

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Ron Weyand

Dr. Muller

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Sonny Abagnale

Evelyn's Driver

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John Alderson

Waldo's Aide No. 1

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Nesbitt Blaisdell

Policeman No. 5

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Chaim Blatter

Rabbi

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Donald Bisset

J.P. Morgan

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Josh Clark

Fireman No. 3

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Robert Coffin

Desk Clerk

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Patrick Connor

Waldo's Aide No. 3

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Joel Cutrara

Policeman No. 11

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Jake Dengel

Fireman No. 2

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Barry Dennen

Stage Manager

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Natalia Dobrer

Woman No. 1

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Daniel Foley

Stock Reporter

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Gretchen Franklin

Elderly Woman

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Pat Gorman

Thug No. 2

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Guy Gregory

Black Butler No. 2

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Dave Griffiths

Thug No. 1

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Jeff Harding

Policeman No. 13

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Robert Henderson

Elderly Man

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Colette Hiller

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1

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Patrick M. Hughes

Policeman No. 7

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Elaine Ives-Cameron

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2

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Andreas Katsulas

Policeman No. 3

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Douglas Lambert

Police Sergeant

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Pavel Landovský

Solomon Peretz

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Norris Mailer

Lady with Stanford White

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Derek Martin

Waldo's Aide No. 2

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Al Matthews

Maitre D'

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Stuart Milligan

Marksman

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Richard Oldfield

Stock Reporter

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Nelly Polissky

Woman in Window

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Crew

Mike Potter

Thug No. 4

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Anthony Powell

Policeman No. 9

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Ethan Phillips

Guard at Family House

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Joe Praml

Policeman No. 8

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John Ratzenberger

Policeman

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Bill Reimbold

Gent No. 3 - Lawyer

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Bob Sherman

Policeman No. 10

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Tony Sibbald

Stock Reporter

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Stan Simmons

Thug No. 3

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John Sterland

Library Guard

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Jan Tříska

Special Reporter

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Burnell Tucker

Reporter

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Britt Walker

Black Butler No. 1

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Peter Whitman

Stock Reporter

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Edward Wiley

Conductor

Crew

John Carrafa

Dancer (uncredited)

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Nancy Cohen

Female Diner (uncredited)

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Harry Fielder

Cop (uncredited)

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Jim Fitzpatrick

Bail Clerk (uncredited)

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Robert Hallak

Phillip (uncredited)

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Warren Kliewer

Man (uncredited)

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Derek Lyons

Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)

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Louis Marino

Jimmy Boy (uncredited)

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Cathy Munroe

Champagne Dancer (uncredited)

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Chris Parsons

Lower Class Workman (uncredited)

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Frank Patton III

Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

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Billie Perkins

Stroller (uncredited)

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Ilana Rapp

Sister (uncredited)

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Judi Trott

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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