Ragtime
Miloš Forman1981-11-20
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
7
155 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Brad Dourif | Younger Brother | Unowned |
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Howard Rollins | Coalhouse Walker Jr. | Unowned |
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Elizabeth McGovern | Evelyn Nesbit | Unowned |
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Mary Steenburgen | Mother | Calvin and Nobbs |
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James Olson | Father | Unowned |
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Robert Joy | Henry Thaw | Unowned |
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Moses Gunn | Booker T. Washington | Unowned |
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James Cagney | New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo | Unowned |
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Kenneth McMillan | Willie Conklin | Unowned |
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Pat O’Brien | Delmas, Thaw's Lawyer | Unowned |
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Donald O'Connor | Evelyn's Dance Instructor | Unowned |
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Mandy Patinkin | Tateh | Unowned |
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Debbie Allen | Sarah | Unowned |
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Jeffrey DeMunn | Harry Houdini | Unowned |
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Norman Mailer | Stanford White | Unowned |
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Bruce Boa | Jerome | Unowned |
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Hoolihand Burke | Brigit | Unowned |
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Norman Chancer | Gent No. 1 - Agent | Unowned |
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Edwin Cooper | Grandfather | Unowned |
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Jeff Daniels | P.C. O'Donnell | The Free Refills |
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Fran Drescher | Mameh | Unowned |
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Frankie Faison | Gang Member No. 1 | Unowned |
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Hal Galili | Police Captain No. 1 | Unowned |
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Alan Gifford | Judge | Unowned |
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Richard Griffiths | Delmas' Assistant No. 1 | Unowned |
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Samuel L. Jackson | Gang Member No. 2 | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Michael Jeter | Special Reporter | Unowned |
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Calvin Levels | Gang Member No. 3 | Unowned |
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Bessie Love | Old Lady - T.O.C. | Unowned |
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Christopher Malcolm | Police Captain No. 2 | Unowned |
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Herman Meckler | Vernon Elliott | Unowned |
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Billy J. Mitchell | Delmas' Assistant No. 2 | Unowned |
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Jenny Nichols | Little Girl | Unowned |
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Max Nichols | Little Boy | Unowned |
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Zack Norman | Gent No. 2 - Manager | Unowned |
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Eloise Taylor | Mrs. Thaw | Unowned |
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Don Plumley | Inspector McNeil | Unowned |
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Ted Ross | Black Lawyer | Unowned |
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Dorsey Wright | Gang Member No. 4 | Unowned |
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Robert Arden | Foreman of the Jury | Unowned |
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Robert Boyd | Teddy Roosevelt | Unowned |
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Thomas A. Carlin | Vice President Fairbanks | Unowned |
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John Clarkson | Plainclothes Detective No. 1 | Unowned |
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Brian F. Dean | Fireman No. 1 | Unowned |
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Harry Ditson | County Clerk | Unowned |
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Robert Dorning | Gent with Stanford White | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Greenhill | Police Guard - T.O.C. | Unowned |
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Ray Hassett | Policeman No. 12 | Unowned |
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Robert Hitt | Plainclothes Detective No. 2 | Unowned |
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Rodney James | Sleek Male Dancer | Unowned |
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George Harris | Band Leader - Clef Club | Unowned |
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George J. Manos | Novelty Shop Storeman | Unowned |
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Val Pringle | Clef Club Manager | Unowned |
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Ron Weyand | Dr. Muller | Unowned |
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Sonny Abagnale | Evelyn's Driver | Unowned |
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John Alderson | Waldo's Aide No. 1 | Unowned |
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Nesbitt Blaisdell | Policeman No. 5 | Unowned |
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Chaim Blatter | Rabbi | Unowned |
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Donald Bisset | J.P. Morgan | Unowned |
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Josh Clark | Fireman No. 3 | Unowned |
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Robert Coffin | Desk Clerk | Unowned |
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Patrick Connor | Waldo's Aide No. 3 | Unowned |
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Joel Cutrara | Policeman No. 11 | Unowned |
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Jake Dengel | Fireman No. 2 | Unowned |
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Barry Dennen | Stage Manager | Unowned |
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Natalia Dobrer | Woman No. 1 | Unowned |
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Daniel Foley | Stock Reporter | Unowned |
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Gretchen Franklin | Elderly Woman | Unowned |
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Pat Gorman | Thug No. 2 | Unowned |
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Guy Gregory | Black Butler No. 2 | Unowned |
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Dave Griffiths | Thug No. 1 | Unowned |
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Jeff Harding | Policeman No. 13 | Unowned |
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Robert Henderson | Elderly Man | Unowned |
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Colette Hiller | Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1 | Unowned |
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Patrick M. Hughes | Policeman No. 7 | Unowned |
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Elaine Ives-Cameron | Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2 | Unowned |
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Andreas Katsulas | Policeman No. 3 | Unowned |
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Douglas Lambert | Police Sergeant | Unowned |
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Pavel Landovský | Solomon Peretz | Unowned |
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Norris Mailer | Lady with Stanford White | Unowned |
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Derek Martin | Waldo's Aide No. 2 | Unowned |
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Al Matthews | Maitre D' | Unowned |
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Stuart Milligan | Marksman | Unowned |
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Richard Oldfield | Stock Reporter | Unowned |
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Nelly Polissky | Woman in Window | Unowned |
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Mike Potter | Thug No. 4 | Unowned |
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Anthony Powell | Policeman No. 9 | Unowned |
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Ethan Phillips | Guard at Family House | Unowned |
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Joe Praml | Policeman No. 8 | Unowned |
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John Ratzenberger | Policeman | Unowned |
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Bill Reimbold | Gent No. 3 - Lawyer | Unowned |
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Bob Sherman | Policeman No. 10 | Unowned |
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Tony Sibbald | Stock Reporter | Unowned |
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Stan Simmons | Thug No. 3 | Unowned |
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John Sterland | Library Guard | Unowned |
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Jan Tříska | Special Reporter | Unowned |
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Burnell Tucker | Reporter | Unowned |
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Britt Walker | Black Butler No. 1 | Unowned |
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Peter Whitman | Stock Reporter | Unowned |
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Edward Wiley | Conductor | Unowned |
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John Carrafa | Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nancy Cohen | Female Diner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Fielder | Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Fitzpatrick | Bail Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Hallak | Phillip (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Warren Kliewer | Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Derek Lyons | Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Louis Marino | Jimmy Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cathy Munroe | Champagne Dancer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chris Parsons | Lower Class Workman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Patton III | Arresting Police Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billie Perkins | Stroller (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ilana Rapp | Sister (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Judi Trott | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Barrie Holland | Pinkerton Detective (uncredited) | Unowned |