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Feature film — 1981

Ragtime (1981)

7.02h 35mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 200 votes.

The De Laurentiis Company / Sunley Productions Ltd.

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Director: Miloš Forman

On screen

Cast & crew

James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

James Cagney

New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Brad Dourif as Younger Brother

Brad Dourif

Younger Brother

Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington

Moses Gunn

Booker T. Washington

Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit

Elizabeth McGovern

Evelyn Nesbit

Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin

Kenneth McMillan

Willie Conklin

Pat O'Brien as Delmas

Pat O'Brien

Delmas

Donald O'Connor as Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Donald O'Connor

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

James Olson as Father

James Olson

Father

Mandy Patinkin as Tateh

Mandy Patinkin

Tateh

Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Howard Rollins

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Mary Steenburgen as Mother

Mary Steenburgen

Mother

Debbie Allen as Sarah

Debbie Allen

Sarah

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