Ragtime

Ragtime (1981)

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

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1981-11-20
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 159 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Miloš Forman
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7.3

Summary

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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  • Brad Dourif

    as Younger Brother

  • Howard Rollins

    as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

  • Elizabeth McGovern

    as Evelyn Nesbit

  • Mary Steenburgen

    as Mother

  • James Olson

    as Father

  • Robert Joy

    as Henry Thaw

  • Moses Gunn

    as Booker T. Washington

  • James Cagney

    as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

  • Kenneth McMillan

    as Willie Conklin

  • Pat O’Brien

    as Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer

  • Donald O'Connor

    as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

  • Mandy Patinkin

    as Tateh

  • Debbie Allen

    as Sarah

  • Jeffrey DeMunn

    as Harry Houdini

  • Norman Mailer

    as Stanford White

  • Bruce Boa

    as Jerome

  • Hoolihand Burke

    as Brigit

  • Norman Chancer

    as Gent No. 1 - Agent

  • Edwin Cooper

    as Grandfather

  • Jeff Daniels

    as P.C. O'Donnell

  • Fran Drescher

    as Mameh

  • Frankie Faison

    as Gang Member No. 1

  • Hal Galili

    as Police Captain No. 1

  • Alan Gifford

    as Judge

  • Richard Griffiths

    as Delmas' Assistant No. 1

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    as Gang Member No. 2

  • Michael Jeter

    as Special Reporter

  • Calvin Levels

    as Gang Member No. 3

  • Bessie Love

    as Old Lady - T.O.C.

  • Christopher Malcolm

    as Police Captain No. 2

  • Herman Meckler

    as Vernon Elliott

  • Billy J. Mitchell

    as Delmas' Assistant No. 2

  • Jenny Nichols

    as Little Girl

  • Max Nichols

    as Little Boy

  • Zack Norman

    as Gent No. 2 - Manager

  • Eloise Taylor

    as Mrs. Thaw

  • Don Plumley

    as Inspector McNeil

  • Ted Ross

    as Black Lawyer

  • Dorsey Wright

    as Gang Member No. 4

  • Robert Arden

    as Foreman of the Jury

  • Robert Boyd

    as Teddy Roosevelt

  • Thomas A. Carlin

    as Vice President Fairbanks

  • John Clarkson

    as Plainclothes Detective No. 1

  • Brian F. Dean

    as Fireman No. 1

  • Harry Ditson

    as County Clerk

  • Robert Dorning

    as Gent with Stanford White

  • Geoffrey Greenhill

    as Police Guard - T.O.C.

  • Ray Hassett

    as Policeman No. 12

  • Robert Hitt

    as Plainclothes Detective No. 2

  • Rodney James

    as Sleek Male Dancer

  • George Harris

    as Band Leader - Clef Club

  • George J. Manos

    as Novelty Shop Storeman

  • Val Pringle

    as Clef Club Manager

  • Ron Weyand

    as Dr. Muller

  • Sonny Abagnale

    as Evelyn's Driver

  • John Alderson

    as Waldo's Aide No. 1

  • Nesbitt Blaisdell

    as Policeman No. 5

  • Chaim Blatter

    as Rabbi

  • Donald Bisset

    as J.P. Morgan

  • Josh Clark

    as Fireman No. 3

  • Robert Coffin

    as Desk Clerk

  • Patrick Connor

    as Waldo's Aide No. 3

  • Joel Cutrara

    as Policeman No. 11

  • Jake Dengel

    as Fireman No. 2

  • Barry Dennen

    as Stage Manager

  • Natalia Dobrer

    as Woman No. 1

  • Daniel Foley

    as Stock Reporter

  • Gretchen Franklin

    as Elderly Woman

  • Pat Gorman

    as Thug No. 2

  • Guy Gregory

    as Black Butler No. 2

  • Dave Griffiths

    as Thug No. 1

  • Jeff Harding

    as Policeman No. 13

  • Robert Henderson

    as Elderly Man

  • Colette Hiller

    as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1

  • Patrick M. Hughes

    as Policeman No. 7

  • Elaine Ives-Cameron

    as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2

  • Andreas Katsulas

    as Policeman No. 3

  • Douglas Lambert

    as Police Sergeant

  • Pavel Landovský

    as Solomon Peretz

  • Norris Mailer

    as Lady with Stanford White

  • Derek Martin

    as Waldo's Aide No. 2

  • Al Matthews

    as Maitre D'

  • Stuart Milligan

    as Marksman

  • Richard Oldfield

    as Stock Reporter

  • Nelly Polissky

    as Woman in Window

  • Mike Potter

    as Thug No. 4

  • Anthony Powell

    as Policeman No. 9

  • Ethan Phillips

    as Guard at Family House

  • Joe Praml

    as Policeman No. 8

  • John Ratzenberger

    as Policeman

  • Bill Reimbold

    as Gent No. 3 - Lawyer

  • Bob Sherman

    as Policeman No. 10

  • Tony Sibbald

    as Stock Reporter

  • Stan Simmons

    as Thug No. 3

  • John Sterland

    as Library Guard

  • Jan Tříska

    as Special Reporter

  • Burnell Tucker

    as Reporter

  • Britt Walker

    as Black Butler No. 1

  • Peter Whitman

    as Stock Reporter

  • Edward Wiley

    as Conductor

  • John Carrafa

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Nancy Cohen

    as Female Diner (uncredited)

  • Harry Fielder

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Jim Fitzpatrick

    as Bail Clerk (uncredited)

  • Robert Hallak

    as Phillip (uncredited)

  • Warren Kliewer

    as Man (uncredited)

  • Derek Lyons

    as Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)

  • Louis Marino

    as Jimmy Boy (uncredited)

  • Cathy Munroe

    as Champagne Dancer (uncredited)

  • Chris Parsons

    as Lower Class Workman (uncredited)

  • Frank Patton III

    as Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

  • Billie Perkins

    as Stroller (uncredited)

  • Ilana Rapp

    as Sister (uncredited)

  • Judi Trott

    as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

  • Barrie Holland

    as Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Directing Miloš Forman Director
Writing E. L. Doctorow Novel
Production Patricia Churchill Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Frank Bianco Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Peter Frampton Makeup Artist
Production Michael Hausman Executive Producer
Production Bernard Williams Executive Producer
Art John Dapper Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Leonard Hairstylist
Production Malcolm J. Christopher Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Bob Grimaldi Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Paul Engelen Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
Production Richard Brick Assistant Unit Manager
Production Fred Sidewater Associate Producer
Costume & Make-Up Joe Cuervo Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Stephanie Hall Hairdresser
Writing Michael Weller Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Colin Jamison Hairdresser
Costume & Make-Up Max Henriquez Makeup Artist
Production Mary Goldberg Casting
Editing Chris Kelly Assistant Editor
Production Dino De Laurentiis Producer
Editing Stanley Warnow Editor
Editing Antony Gibbs Editor
Editing Anne V. Coates Editor
Camera Miroslav Ondříček Director of Photography
Visual Effects Edward Drohan Special Effects Supervisor
Directing Michael Stevenson Additional Second Assistant Director
Art Tony Reading Production Design
Art Patrizia von Brandenstein Production Design
Art John Graysmark Production Design
Sound Randy Newman Original Music Composer
Sound Randy Newman Songs

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