Ragtime (1981)
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
Starring James Olson, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard Rollins
Directed by Miloš Forman
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.
Runtime: 155 min.
Rating: 7.2
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: new york city,based on novel or book,racism,class differences,pianist,piano,racial injustice,early 1900s
Cast
Father
Evelyn Nesbit
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
Booker T. Washington
Younger Brother
Willie Conklin
Delphin
Evelyn's Dance Instructor
Tateh
Mother
Sarah
Houdini
Henry Thaw
Stanford White
P.C. O'Donnel
Gang Member 1
Gang Member 2
Policeman
Pirate (uncredited)
Delmas' Assistant No. 1
Jerome
Brigit
Gent No. 1 - Agent
Grandfather
Mameh
Police Captain No. 1
Judge
Special Reporter
Gang Member No. 3
Old Lady - T.O.C.
Police Captain No. 2
Vernon Elliott
Delmas' Assistant No. 2
Little Girl
Little Boy
Gent No. 2 - Manager
Mrs. Thaw
Inspector McNeil
Black Lawyer
Gang Member No. 4
Foreman of the Jury
Teddy Roosevelt
Vice President Fairbanks
Plainclothes Detective No. 1
Fireman No. 1
County Clerk
Waldo's Aide
Maitre D'