Ragtime

Ragtime

155 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 20, 1981

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.

Ragtime

155 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 20, 1981

Ragtime
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd.
Original title Ragtime
Directors Miloš Forman
Writers Michael Weller , E. L. Doctorow

Cast

Brad Dourif

as Younger Brother

Howard Rollins

as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Elizabeth McGovern

as Evelyn Nesbit

Mary Steenburgen

as Mother

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

James Olson

as Father

Mandy Patinkin

as Tateh

Debbie Allen

as Sarah

Jeffrey DeMunn

as Harry Houdini

Robert Joy

as Henry Thaw

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)