Movie Description
Ragtime
(1981)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Miloš Forman
- Producer : Dino De Laurentiis
- Editor : Anne V. Coates,Antony Gibbs,Stanley Warnow
- Cast : James Cagney,Brad Dourif,Moses Gunn,Elizabeth McGovern,Kenneth McMillan,Pat O'Brien,Donald O'Connor,James Olson,Mandy Patinkin,Howard Rollins,Mary Steenburgen,Debbie Allen,Jeffrey DeMunn,Robert Joy,Norman Mailer,Bruce Boa,Hoolihand Burke,Norman Chancer,Edwin Cooper,Jeff Daniels,Fran Drescher,Frankie Faison,Hal Galili,Alan Gifford,Richard Griffiths,Samuel L. Jackson,Michael Jeter,Calvin Levels,Bessie Love,Christopher Malcolm,Herman Meckler,Billy J. Mitchell,Jenny Nichols,Max Nichols,Zack Norman,Eloise Taylor,Don Plumley,Ted Ross,Dorsey Wright,Robert Arden,Robert Boyd,Thomas A. Carlin,John Clarkson,Brian F. Dean,Harry Ditson,Robert Dorning,Geoffrey Greenhill,Ray Hassett,Robert Hitt,Rodney James,George Harris,George J. Manos,Val Pringle,Ron Weyand,Sonny Abagnale,John Alderson,Nesbitt Blaisdell,Chaim Blatter,Donald Bisset,Josh Clark,Robert Coffin,Patrick Connor,Joel Cutrara,Jake Dengel,Barry Dennen,Natalia Dobrer,Daniel Foley,Gretchen Franklin,Pat Gorman,Guy Gregory,Dave Griffiths,Jeff Harding,Robert Henderson,Colette Hiller,Patrick M. Hughes,Elaine Ives-Cameron,Andreas Katsulas,Douglas Lambert,Pavel Landovský,Norris Mailer,Derek Martin,Al Matthews,Stuart Milligan,Richard Oldfield,Nelly Polissky,Mike Potter,Anthony Powell,Ethan Phillips,Joe Praml,John Ratzenberger,Bill Reimbold,Bob Sherman,Tony Sibbald,Stan Simmons,John Sterland,Jan Tříska,Burnell Tucker,Britt Walker,Peter Whitman,Edward Wiley,John Carrafa,Nancy Cohen,Harry Fielder,Jim Fitzpatrick,Robert Hallak,Derek Lyons,Louis Marino,Cathy Munroe,Chris Parsons,Frank Patton III,Billie Perkins,Judi Trott
Cast
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Younger Brother
Booker T. Washington
Evelyn Nesbit
Willie Conklin
Delmas
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Father
Tateh
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Mother
Sarah
Harry Houdini
Henry Thaw
Stanford White
Jerome
Brigit
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Grandfather
P.C. O'Donnell
Mameh
Gang Member No. 1
Police Captain No. 1
Judge
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Gang Member No. 2
Special Reporter
Gang Member No. 3
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Police Captain No. 2
Vernon Elliott
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Little Girl
Little Boy
Gent No. 2 - Manager
Mrs. Thaw
Inspector McNeil
Black Lawyer
Gang Member No. 4
Foreman of the Jury
Teddy Roosevelt
Vice President Fairbanks
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
Fireman No. 1
County Clerk
Gent with Stanford White
Police Guard - T.O.C.
Policeman No. 12
Plainclothes Detective No. 2
Sleek Male Dancer
Band Leader - Clef Club
Novelty Shop Storeman
Clef Club Manager
Dr. Muller
Evelyn's Driver
Waldo's Aide No. 1
Policeman No. 5
Rabbi
J.P. Morgan
Fireman No. 3
Desk Clerk
Waldo's Aide No. 3
Policeman No. 11
Fireman No. 2
Stage Manager
Woman No. 1
Stock Reporter
Elderly Woman
Thug No. 2
Black Butler No. 2
Thug No. 1
Policeman No. 13
Elderly Man
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
Policeman No. 7
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2
Policeman No. 3
Police Sergeant
Solomon Peretz
Lady with Stanford White
Waldo's Aide No. 2
Maitre D'
Marksman
Stock Reporter
Woman in Window
Thug No. 4
Policeman No. 9
Guard at Family House
Policeman No. 8
Policeman
Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
Policeman No. 10
Stock Reporter
Thug No. 3
Library Guard
Special Reporter
Reporter
Black Butler No. 1
Stock Reporter
Conductor
Dancer (uncredited)
Female Diner (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Phillip (uncredited)
Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Stroller (uncredited)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleRagtime
Status Released
Release Information
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1981-11-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 02h 35m
Production CompaniesThe De Laurentiis Company,Sunley Productions Ltd.
Genres
- Drama
- History
