Ragtime
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
155 min
Release Date
1981-11-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
169
Vote Average
7.024
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)
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)
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