Ragtime
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
1981 | 155m | English
Popularity: 4 (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: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, jazz singer or musician, 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 | Original Music Composer, Songs |
| 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 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
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| 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 |
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