Ragtime
20/11/1981
3h

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.
Cast


James Cagney
New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo


Brad Dourif
Younger Brother


Moses Gunn
Booker T. Washington


Elizabeth McGovern
Evelyn Nesbit


Kenneth McMillan
Willie Conklin


Pat O'Brien
Delmas


Donald O'Connor
Evelyn's Dance Instructor


James Olson
Father


Mandy Patinkin
Tateh


Howard Rollins
Coalhouse Walker Jr.


Mary Steenburgen
Mother


Debbie Allen
Sarah


Jeffrey DeMunn
Harry Houdini


Robert Joy
Henry Thaw


Norman Mailer
Stanford White


Bruce Boa
Jerome
Hoolihand Burke
Brigit


Norman Chancer
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Edwin Cooper
Grandfather


Jeff Daniels
P.C. O'Donnell


Fran Drescher
Mameh


Frankie Faison
Gang Member No. 1
Hal Galili
Police Captain No. 1


Alan Gifford
Judge


Richard Griffiths
Delmas' Assistant No. 1


Samuel L. Jackson
Gang Member No. 2


Michael Jeter
Special Reporter


Calvin Levels
Gang Member No. 3


Bessie Love
Old Lady - T.O.C.


Christopher Malcolm
Police Captain No. 2
Herman Meckler
Vernon Elliott


Billy J. Mitchell
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Jenny Nichols
Little Girl


Max Nichols
Little Boy


Zack Norman
Gent No. 2 - Manager
Eloise Taylor
Mrs. Thaw
Don Plumley
Inspector McNeil


Ted Ross
Black Lawyer


Dorsey Wright
Gang Member No. 4


Robert Arden
Foreman of the Jury
Robert Boyd
Teddy Roosevelt
Thomas A. Carlin
Vice President Fairbanks
John Clarkson
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
Brian F. Dean
Fireman No. 1


Harry Ditson
County Clerk


Robert Dorning
Gent with Stanford White


Geoffrey Greenhill
Police Guard - T.O.C.


Ray Hassett
Policeman No. 12
Robert Hitt
Plainclothes Detective No. 2
Rodney James
Sleek Male Dancer


George Harris
Band Leader - Clef Club
George J. Manos
Novelty Shop Storeman
Val Pringle
Clef Club Manager


Ron Weyand
Dr. Muller
Sonny Abagnale
Evelyn's Driver


John Alderson
Waldo's Aide No. 1


Nesbitt Blaisdell
Policeman No. 5
Chaim Blatter
Rabbi


Donald Bisset
J.P. Morgan


Josh Clark
Fireman No. 3
Robert Coffin
Desk Clerk
Patrick Connor
Waldo's Aide No. 3
Joel Cutrara
Policeman No. 11


Jake Dengel
Fireman No. 2


Barry Dennen
Stage Manager
Natalia Dobrer
Woman No. 1
Daniel Foley
Stock Reporter


Gretchen Franklin
Elderly Woman


Pat Gorman
Thug No. 2
Guy Gregory
Black Butler No. 2
Dave Griffiths
Thug No. 1


Jeff Harding
Policeman No. 13


Robert Henderson
Elderly Man


Colette Hiller
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1
Patrick M. Hughes
Policeman No. 7
Elaine Ives-Cameron
Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2


Andreas Katsulas
Policeman No. 3
Douglas Lambert
Police Sergeant


Pavel Landovský
Solomon Peretz
Norris Mailer
Lady with Stanford White


Derek Martin
Waldo's Aide No. 2


Al Matthews
Maitre D'


Stuart Milligan
Marksman


Richard Oldfield
Stock Reporter
Nelly Polissky
Woman in Window
Mike Potter
Thug No. 4
Anthony Powell
Policeman No. 9


Ethan Phillips
Guard at Family House
Joe Praml
Policeman No. 8


John Ratzenberger
Policeman
Bill Reimbold
Gent No. 3 - Lawyer
Bob Sherman
Policeman No. 10
Tony Sibbald
Stock Reporter
Stan Simmons
Thug No. 3
John Sterland
Library Guard


Jan Tříska
Special Reporter


Burnell Tucker
Reporter
Britt Walker
Black Butler No. 1


Peter Whitman
Stock Reporter


Edward Wiley
Conductor


John Carrafa
Dancer (uncredited)
Nancy Cohen
Female Diner (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
Cop (uncredited)


Jim Fitzpatrick
Bail Clerk (uncredited)


Robert Hallak
Phillip (uncredited)


Derek Lyons
Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited)
Louis Marino
Jimmy Boy (uncredited)
Cathy Munroe
Champagne Dancer (uncredited)
Chris Parsons
Lower Class Workman (uncredited)


Frank Patton III
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)


Billie Perkins
Stroller (uncredited)


Judi Trott
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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