Scott Joplin
1977
Action / Biography / Drama / Music
Scott Joplin
1977
Action / Biography / Drama / Music
80%
AUDIENCE
· 100 ratings
6.4/10
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Plot summary
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
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Movie Reviews
A big part of history
I saw this movie for the first time
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.