Ragtime
Ragtime
Release: 1981-11-20
·Runtime: 155m
·★ 7.0
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The De Laurentiis Company
Sunley Productions Ltd.
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Fran Drescher
as Mameh
Richard Griffiths
as Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Billy J. Mitchell
as Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Ethan Phillips
as Guard at Family House
Edward Wiley
as Conductor
Ray Hassett
as Policeman No. 12
Josh Clark
as Fireman No. 3
Gretchen Franklin
as Elderly Woman
Christopher Malcolm
as Police Captain No. 2
Donald O'Connor
as Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Bessie Love
as Old Lady - T.O.C.
Norman Chancer
as Gent No. 1 - Agent
Samuel L. Jackson
as Gang Member No. 2
Calvin Levels
as Gang Member No. 3
Kenneth McMillan
as Willie Conklin
Bruce Boa
as Jerome
Alan Gifford
as Judge
Colette Hiller
as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
James Cagney
as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Elizabeth McGovern
as Evelyn Nesbit
Ted Ross
as Black Lawyer
Dorsey Wright
as Gang Member No. 4
Pavel Landovský
as Solomon Peretz
Ron Weyand
as Dr. Muller
Brad Dourif
as Younger Brother
Frank Patton III
as Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
Zack Norman
as Gent No. 2 - Manager
Debbie Allen
as Sarah
Robert Joy
as Henry Thaw
Jan Tříska
as Special Reporter
Robert Hallak
as Phillip (uncredited)
Pat Gorman
as Thug No. 2
Billie Perkins
as Stroller (uncredited)
Mandy Patinkin
as Tateh
Jeff Harding
as Policeman No. 13
Moses Gunn
as Booker T. Washington
Richard Oldfield
as Stock Reporter
Pat O'Brien
as Delmas
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Harry Houdini
George Harris
as Band Leader - Clef Club
Michael Jeter
as Special Reporter
Barry Dennen
as Stage Manager
Al Matthews
as Maitre D'
Norman Mailer
as Stanford White
Jeff Daniels
as P.C. O'Donnell
Max Nichols
as Little Boy
Robert Dorning
as Gent with Stanford White
Robert Arden
as Foreman of the Jury
John Alderson
as Waldo's Aide No. 1
Derek Martin
as Waldo's Aide No. 2
Stuart Milligan
as Marksman
Mary Steenburgen
as Mother
Nesbitt Blaisdell
as Policeman No. 5
John Carrafa
as Dancer (uncredited)
James Olson
as Father
Howard Rollins
as Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Jim Fitzpatrick
as Bail Clerk (uncredited)
Judi Trott
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Frankie Faison
as Gang Member No. 1
Harry Ditson
as County Clerk
Derek Lyons
as Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Jake Dengel
as Fireman No. 2
John Ratzenberger
as Policeman
Peter Whitman
as Stock Reporter
Donald Bisset
as J.P. Morgan
Robert Henderson
as Elderly Man
Andreas Katsulas
as Policeman No. 3
Douglas Lambert
as Police Sergeant
