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Billy Dee Williams stars with Art Carney and Clifton Davis in Scott Joplin, the fascinating story about the life of the ragtime great. Best known for his song, "The Entertainer", Joplin began his career touring as a piano player in bordellos around the country. When he is discovered during a piano competition by the famous music publisher John Stark (Carney), Joplin turns into an instant success, composing songs so popular that he becomes the first black composer to be allowed to play at the World's Fair. This historic film recounts Joplin's determination in the face of racism, his heroic struggle with a debilitating disease and his ultimate triumph as a composer and musical legend.
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Movie Details
- Format
- DVD
- Encoding
- Region 1 (US & Canada)
- Originally Released
- 1977
- Runtime
- 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Label
- Universal Studios
- Starring
- Billy Dee Williams; Clifton Davis; Margaret Avery; Eubie Blake; Godfrey Cambridge; Seymour Cassel; Otis Day; Mabel King; Taj Mahal; Spo-De-Odee; Art Carney; David Healy; Samuel Fuller; Leon Charles; Fred Pinkard; Delos V. Smith Jr.; Marcus J. Grapes
Manufactured on Demand
This film was released by studios as part of their MOD (Manufactured-On-Demand) line of releases. This is not a bootleg. In order to make the release of films with low sales demand possible, major studios like Universal, Sony, Warner, Paramount, Hallmark and 20th Century Fox have contracted with a distributor to provide manufactured-on-demand releases to consumers.