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Billy Dee Williams as Scott Joplin |
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Clifton Davis as Chauvin |
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Margaret Avery as Belle Joplin |
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Eubie Blake as Will Williams |
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Godfrey Cambridge as Tom Turpin |
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Seymour Cassel as Dr. Jaelki |
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DeWayne Jessie as John The Baptist |
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Mabel King as Madam Amy |
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Taj Mahal as Poor Alfred |
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Spo-De-Odee as Left Hand of God |
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Art Carney as John Stark |
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David Healy as Sam Bundler |
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Samuel Fuller as Impresario |
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Leon Charles as Liebling |
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Fred Pinkard as Dr. Adams |
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Delos V. Smith Jr. as Wallis |
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Marcus J. Grapes as Rabin |
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Denise Gordy as The Girl |
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Rita Ross as Girl With Note |
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William King as The Minstrel Singers |
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Ronald La Pread as The Minstrel Singers |
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Thomas McClary as The Minstrel Singers |
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Walter Orange as The Minstrel Singers |
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Lionel Richie as The Minstrel Singers |
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Milan Williams as The Minstrel Singers |
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David Raynr as Young Scott Joplin |
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DarNella Allen as Mother |
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Bob Harks as Workman (uncredited) |
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Eugene Jackson as Piano Contest Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ron Taylor as John Stark's Driver (uncredited) |
| Editing | Patrick Kennedy | Editor |
| Writing | Christopher Knopf | Writer |
| Art | James W. Payne | Set Decoration |
| Production | Stanley Hough | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Johnson | Costume Design |
| Production | Rob Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janet Hubbard | Producer |
| Camera | David M. Walsh | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jeremy Kagan | Director |
| Art | William Hiney | Art Direction |
| Sound | David M. Ronne | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Joe Nayfack | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Johnson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonard Drake | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Roger Sword | Sound Editor |
| Crew | William H. Schirmer | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert L. Hoyt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Earl Madery | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Harold Johnson | Songs |
| Sound | Roger Heman Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis C. Salcedo | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | James Troutman | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Jon C. Andersen | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dick Hyman | Original Music Composer |