Ragtime
# The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1981-11-20
⌚ Running Time:
155 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Younger Brother
Brad Dourif
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Howard Rollins
Evelyn Nesbit
Elizabeth McGovern
Mother
Mary Steenburgen
Father
James Olson
Henry Thaw
Robert Joy
Booker T. Washington
Moses Gunn
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
James Cagney
Willie Conklin
Kenneth McMillan
Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer
Pat O’Brien
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Donald O'Connor
Tateh
Mandy Patinkin
Sarah
Debbie Allen
Harry Houdini
Jeffrey DeMunn
Stanford White
Norman Mailer
Jerome
Bruce Boa
Brigit
Hoolihand Burke
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Norman Chancer
Grandfather
Edwin Cooper
P.C. O'Donnell
Jeff Daniels
Mameh
Fran Drescher
Gang Member No. 1
Frankie Faison
Police Captain No. 1
Hal Galili
Judge
Alan Gifford
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Richard Griffiths
Gang Member No. 2
Samuel L. Jackson
Special Reporter
Michael Jeter
Gang Member No. 3
Calvin Levels
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Bessie Love
Police Captain No. 2
Christopher Malcolm
Vernon Elliott
Herman Meckler
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Billy J. Mitchell
Little Girl
Jenny Nichols
Little Boy
Max Nichols
Gent No. 2 - Manager
Zack Norman
Mrs. Thaw
Eloise Taylor
Inspector McNeil
Don Plumley
Black Lawyer
Ted Ross
Gang Member No. 4
Dorsey Wright
Foreman of the Jury
Robert Arden
Teddy Roosevelt
Robert Boyd
Vice President Fairbanks
Thomas A. Carlin
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
John Clarkson
Fireman No. 1
Brian F. Dean
County Clerk
Harry Ditson
Gent with Stanford White
Robert Dorning
Police Guard - T.O.C.
Geoffrey Greenhill
Policeman No. 12
Ray Hassett
Plainclothes Detective No. 2
Robert Hitt
Sleek Male Dancer
Rodney James
Band Leader - Clef Club
George Harris
Novelty Shop Storeman
George J. Manos
Clef Club Manager
Val Pringle
Dr. Muller
Ron Weyand
Evelyn's Driver
Sonny Abagnale
Waldo's Aide No. 1
John Alderson
Policeman No. 5
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Rabbi
Chaim Blatter
J.P. Morgan
Donald Bisset
Fireman No. 3
Josh Clark
Desk Clerk
Robert Coffin
Waldo's Aide No. 3
Patrick Connor
Policeman No. 11
Joel Cutrara
Fireman No. 2
Jake Dengel
Stage Manager
Barry Dennen
Woman No. 1
Natalia Dobrer
Stock Reporter
Daniel Foley
Elderly Woman
Gretchen Franklin
Thug No. 2
Pat Gorman
Black Butler No. 2
Guy Gregory
Thug No. 1
Dave Griffiths
Policeman No. 13
Jeff Harding
Elderly Man
Robert Henderson
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
Colette Hiller
Policeman No. 7
Patrick M. Hughes
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Policeman No. 3
Andreas Katsulas
Police Sergeant
Douglas Lambert
Solomon Peretz
Pavel Landovský
Lady with Stanford White
Norris Mailer
Waldo's Aide No. 2
Derek Martin
Maitre D'
Al Matthews
Marksman
Stuart Milligan
Stock Reporter
Richard Oldfield
Woman in Window
Nelly Polissky
Thug No. 4
Mike Potter
Policeman No. 9
Anthony Powell
Guard at Family House
Ethan Phillips
Policeman No. 8
Joe Praml
Policeman
John Ratzenberger
Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
Bill Reimbold
Policeman No. 10
Bob Sherman
Stock Reporter
Tony Sibbald
Thug No. 3
Stan Simmons
Library Guard
John Sterland
Special Reporter
Jan Tříska
Reporter
Burnell Tucker
Black Butler No. 1
Britt Walker
Stock Reporter
Peter Whitman
Conductor
Edward Wiley
Dancer (uncredited)
John Carrafa
Female Diner (uncredited)
Nancy Cohen
Cop (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Jim Fitzpatrick
Phillip (uncredited)
Robert Hallak
Man (uncredited)
Warren Kliewer
Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
Louis Marino
Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
Cathy Munroe
Lower Class Workman (uncredited)
Chris Parsons
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Patton III
Stroller (uncredited)
Billie Perkins
Sister (uncredited)
Ilana Rapp
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Judi Trott
Pinkerton Detective (uncredited)
Barrie Holland