

Ragtime
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
Drama
History
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1981-11-20
Runtime:
2h 35m
Director:
Miloš Forman
Writer:
Michael Weller
Top 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
Official Videos

Official Trailer
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