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Ragtime

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Calorie Rating: 218
Released: 1981-11-20
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 155 Minutes
Studios: Paramount, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd.,


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.

Director / Directors

Michael Stevenson
Additional Second Assistant Director


Cast

Brad Dourif
Character: Younger Brother
Howard Rollins
Character: Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Elizabeth McGovern
Character: Evelyn Nesbit

Mary Steenburgen
Character: Mother
James Olson
Character: Father
Robert Joy
Character: Henry Thaw

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
Mandy Patinkin
Character: Tateh

Debbie Allen
Character: Sarah
Jeffrey DeMunn
Character: Harry Houdini
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)


Production and Crew


Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography

Tony Reading
Production Design
John Graysmark
Production Design

Michael Hausman
Executive Producer
Fred Sidewater
Associate Producer

Bernard Williams
Executive Producer
John Dapper
Art Direction

Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Frank Bianco
Hairdresser
Joe Cuervo
Makeup Artist

Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Peter Frampton
Makeup Artist
Bob Grimaldi
Hairdresser

Stephanie Hall
Hairdresser
Max Henriquez
Makeup Artist
Colin Jamison
Hairdresser

Leonard
Hairstylist
Malcolm J. Christopher
Production Manager
Patricia Churchill
Production Manager

Richard Brick
Assistant Unit Manager
Chris Kelly
Assistant Editor

Edward Drohan
Special Effects Supervisor
Randy Newman
Original Music Composer