Ragtime
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
1981 | 155m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Miloš Forman |
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| Writer: | E. L. Doctorow, Michael Weller |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 20, 1981 |
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| Director: | Miloš Forman |
| Writer: | E. L. Doctorow, Michael Weller |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | public murder, racism, class differences, pianist, ragtime, revenge killing, radical politics, piano, political scandal, racial injustice, 1900s, social scandal |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Cagney | New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo |
| Brad Dourif | Younger Brother |
| Moses Gunn | Booker T. Washington |
| Elizabeth McGovern | Evelyn Nesbit |
| Kenneth McMillan | Willie Conklin |
| Pat O’Brien | Delmas |
| Donald O'Connor | Evelyn's Dance Instructor |
| James Olson | Father |
| Mandy Patinkin | Tateh |
| Howard Rollins | Coalhouse Walker Jr. |
| Mary Steenburgen | Mother |
| Debbie Allen | Sarah |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Harry Houdini |
| Robert Joy | Henry Thaw |
| Norman Mailer | Stanford White |
| Bruce Boa | Jerome |
| Hoolihand Burke | Brigit |
| Norman Chancer | Gent No. 1 - Agent |
| Edwin Cooper | Grandfather |
| Jeff Daniels | P.C. O'Donnell |
| Fran Drescher | Mameh |
| Frankie Faison | Gang Member No. 1 |
| Hal Galili | Police Captain No. 1 |
| Alan Gifford | Judge |
| Richard Griffiths | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Gang Member No. 2 |
| Michael Jeter | Special Reporter |
| Calvin Levels | Gang Member No. 3 |
| Bessie Love | Old Lady - T.O.C. |
| Christopher Malcolm | Police Captain No. 2 |
| Herman Meckler | Vernon Elliott |
| Billy J. Mitchell | Delmas' Assistant No. 2 |
| Jenny Nichols | Little Girl |
| Max Nichols | Little Boy |
| Zack Norman | Gent No. 2 - Manager |
| Eloise Taylor | Mrs. Thaw |
| Don Plumley | Inspector McNeil |
| Ted Ross | Black Lawyer |
| Dorsey Wright | Gang Member No. 4 |
| Robert Arden | Foreman of the Jury |
| Robert Boyd | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Thomas A. Carlin | Vice President Fairbanks |
| John Clarkson | Plainclothes Detective No. 1 |
| Brian F. Dean | Fireman No. 1 |
| Harry Ditson | County Clerk |
| Robert Dorning | Gent with Stanford White |
| Geoffrey Greenhill | Police Guard - T.O.C. |
| Ray Hassett | Policeman No. 12 |
| Robert Hitt | Plainclothes Detective No. 2 |
| Rodney James | Sleek Male Dancer |
| George Harris | Band Leader - Clef Club |
| George J. Manos | Novelty Shop Storeman |
| Val Pringle | Clef Club Manager |
| Ron Weyand | Dr. Muller |
| Sonny Abagnale | Evelyn's Driver |
| John Alderson | Waldo's Aide No. 1 |
| Nesbitt Blaisdell | Policeman No. 5 |
| Chaim Blatter | Rabbi |
| Donald Bisset | J.P. Morgan |
| Josh Clark | Fireman No. 3 |
| Robert Coffin | Desk Clerk |
| Patrick Connor | Waldo's Aide No. 3 |
| Joel Cutrara | Policeman No. 11 |
| Jake Dengel | Fireman No. 2 |
| Barry Dennen | Stage Manager |
| Natalia Dobrer | Woman No. 1 |
| Daniel Foley | Stock Reporter |
| Gretchen Franklin | Elderly Woman |
| Pat Gorman | Thug No. 2 |
| Guy Gregory | Black Butler No. 2 |
| Dave Griffiths | Thug No. 1 |
| Jeff Harding | Policeman No. 13 |
| Robert Henderson | Elderly Man |
| Colette Hiller | Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1 |
| Patrick M. Hughes | Policeman No. 7 |
| Elaine Ives-Cameron | Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2 |
| Andreas Katsulas | Policeman No. 3 |
| Douglas Lambert | Police Sergeant |
| Pavel Landovský | Solomon Peretz |
| Norris Mailer | Lady with Stanford White |
| Derek Martin | Waldo's Aide No. 2 |
| Al Matthews | Maitre D' |
| Stuart Milligan | Marksman |
| Richard Oldfield | Stock Reporter |
| Nelly Polissky | Woman in Window |
| Mike Potter | Thug No. 4 |
| Anthony Powell | Policeman No. 9 |
| Ethan Phillips | Guard at Family House |
| Joe Praml | Policeman No. 8 |
| John Ratzenberger | Policeman |
| Bill Reimbold | Gent No. 3 - Lawyer |
| Bob Sherman | Policeman No. 10 |
| Tony Sibbald | Stock Reporter |
| Stan Simmons | Thug No. 3 |
| John Sterland | Library Guard |
| Jan Tříska | Special Reporter |
| Burnell Tucker | Reporter |
| Britt Walker | Black Butler No. 1 |
| Peter Whitman | Stock Reporter |
| Edward Wiley | Conductor |
| John Carrafa | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Nancy Cohen | Female Diner (uncredited) |
| Harry Fielder | Cop (uncredited) |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Bail Clerk (uncredited) |
| Robert Hallak | Phillip (uncredited) |
| Warren Kliewer | Man (uncredited) |
| Derek Lyons | Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited) |
| Louis Marino | Jimmy Boy (uncredited) |
| Cathy Munroe | Champagne Dancer (uncredited) |
| Chris Parsons | Lower Class Workman (uncredited) |
| Frank Patton III | Arresting Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Billie Perkins | Stroller (uncredited) |
| Ilana Rapp | Sister (uncredited) |
| Judi Trott | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Barrie Holland | Pinkerton Detective (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Miloš Forman | Director |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Randy Newman | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| E. L. Doctorow | Novel |
| Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Stanley Warnow | Editor |
| Tony Reading | Production Design |
| Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Frank Bianco | Hairdresser |
| Peter Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Max Henriquez | Makeup Artist |
| Malcolm J. Christopher | Production Manager |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Michael Weller | Screenplay |
| Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Paul Engelen | Makeup Artist |
| Stephanie Hall | Hairdresser |
| Leonard | Hairstylist |
| Richard Brick | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Edward Drohan | Special Effects Supervisor |
| John Graysmark | Production Design |
| John Dapper | Art Direction |
| Joe Cuervo | Makeup Artist |
| Bob Grimaldi | Hairdresser |
| Colin Jamison | Hairdresser |
| Patricia Churchill | Production Manager |
| Chris Kelly | Assistant Editor |
| Michael Stevenson | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Bernard Williams | Executive Producer |
| Fred Sidewater | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | James Cagney | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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