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Ragtime
Release Date: November 20, 1981
| Year | : | 1981 |
| Slogan | : | «The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, History |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd. |
| Director | : | Miloš Forman |
| Producers | : | Bernard Williams, Michael Hausman, Dino De Laurentiis, Mary Goldberg, Richard Brick, Patricia Churchill, Fred Sidewater, Malcolm J. Christopher |
| Writers | : | E. L. Doctorow, Michael Weller |
| RunTime | : | 155 mins. |
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.
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Main Actors
Brad Dourif
Character : Younger Brother
Howard Rollins
Character : Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Elizabeth McGovern
Character : Evelyn Nesbit
Mary Steenburgen
Character : Mother
Moses Gunn
Character : Booker T. Washington
James Cagney
Character : New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Kenneth McMillan
Character : Willie Conklin
Pat O’Brien
Character : Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer
Donald O'Connor
Character : Evelyn's Dance Instructor
James Olson
Character : Father
Mandy Patinkin
Character : Tateh
Debbie Allen
Character : Sarah
Jeffrey DeMunn
Character : Harry Houdini
Robert Joy
Character : Henry Thaw
Norman Mailer
Character : Stanford White
Bruce Boa
Character : Jerome
Hoolihand Burke
Character : Brigit
Norman Chancer
Character : Gent No. 1 - Agent
Edwin Cooper
Character : Grandfather
Jeff Daniels
Character : P.C. O'Donnell
Fran Drescher
Character : Mameh
Frankie Faison
Character : Gang Member No. 1
Hal Galili
Character : Police Captain No. 1
Alan Gifford
Character : Judge
Richard Griffiths
Character : Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Samuel L. Jackson
Character : Gang Member No. 2
Michael Jeter
Character : Special Reporter
Calvin Levels
Character : Gang Member No. 3
Bessie Love
Character : Old Lady - T.O.C.
Christopher Malcolm
Character : Police Captain No. 2
Herman Meckler
Character : Vernon Elliott
Billy J. Mitchell
Character : Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Jenny Nichols
Character : Little Girl
Max Nichols
Character : Little Boy
Zack Norman
Character : Gent No. 2 - Manager
Eloise Taylor
Character : Mrs. Thaw
Don Plumley
Character : Inspector McNeil
Ted Ross
Character : Black Lawyer
Dorsey Wright
Character : Gang Member No. 4
Robert Arden
Character : Foreman of the Jury
Robert Boyd
Character : Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas A. Carlin
Character : Vice President Fairbanks
John Clarkson
Character : Plainclothes Detective No. 1
Brian F. Dean
Character : Fireman No. 1
Harry Ditson
Character : County Clerk
Robert Dorning
Character : Gent with Stanford White
Geoffrey Greenhill
Character : Police Guard - T.O.C.
Ray Hassett
Character : Policeman No. 12
Robert Hitt
Character : Plainclothes Detective No. 2
Rodney James
Character : Sleek Male Dancer
George Harris
Character : Band Leader - Clef Club
George J. Manos
Character : Novelty Shop Storeman
Val Pringle
Character : Clef Club Manager
Ron Weyand
Character : Dr. Muller
Sonny Abagnale
Character : Evelyn's Driver
John Alderson
Character : Waldo's Aide No. 1
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Character : Policeman No. 5
Chaim Blatter
Character : Rabbi
Donald Bisset
Character : J.P. Morgan
Josh Clark
Character : Fireman No. 3
Robert Coffin
Character : Desk Clerk
Patrick Connor
Character : Waldo's Aide No. 3
Joel Cutrara
Character : Policeman No. 11
Jake Dengel
Character : Fireman No. 2
Barry Dennen
Character : Stage Manager
Natalia Dobrer
Character : Woman No. 1
Daniel Foley
Character : Stock Reporter
Gretchen Franklin
Character : Elderly Woman
Pat Gorman
Character : Thug No. 2
Guy Gregory
Character : Black Butler No. 2
Dave Griffiths
Character : Thug No. 1
Jeff Harding
Character : Policeman No. 13
Robert Henderson
Character : Elderly Man
Colette Hiller
Character : Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
Patrick M. Hughes
Character : Policeman No. 7
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Character : Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2
Andreas Katsulas
Character : Policeman No. 3
Douglas Lambert
Character : Police Sergeant
Pavel Landovský
Character : Solomon Peretz
Norris Mailer
Character : Lady with Stanford White
Derek Martin
Character : Waldo's Aide No. 2
Al Matthews
Character : Maitre D'
Stuart Milligan
Character : Marksman
Richard Oldfield
Character : Stock Reporter
Nelly Polissky
Character : Woman in Window
Mike Potter
Character : Thug No. 4
Anthony Powell
Character : Policeman No. 9
Ethan Phillips
Character : Guard at Family House
Joe Praml
Character : Policeman No. 8
John Ratzenberger
Character : Policeman
Bill Reimbold
Character : Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
Bob Sherman
Character : Policeman No. 10
Tony Sibbald
Character : Stock Reporter
Stan Simmons
Character : Thug No. 3
John Sterland
Character : Library Guard
Jan Tříska
Character : Special Reporter
Burnell Tucker
Character : Reporter
Britt Walker
Character : Black Butler No. 1
Peter Whitman
Character : Stock Reporter
Edward Wiley
Character : Conductor
John Carrafa
Character : Dancer (uncredited)
Nancy Cohen
Character : Female Diner (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Character : Cop (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick
Character : Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Robert Hallak
Character : Phillip (uncredited)
Warren Kliewer
Character : Man (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Character : Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Louis Marino
Character : Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
Cathy Munroe
Character : Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
Chris Parsons
Character : Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
Character : Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Billie Perkins
Character : Stroller (uncredited)
Ilana Rapp
Character : Sister (uncredited)
Judi Trott
Character : Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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