Country
United States
Date
Nov 20, 1981
Certification
PG
The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age.
2h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Ragtime |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | The De Laurentiis Company, Sunley Productions Ltd. |
| Data di uscita | 20 novembre 1981 |
| Exec. Producer | Michael Hausman, Bernard Williams |
| Producer | Fred Sidewater, Dino De Laurentiis |
| Writer | E. L. Doctorow, Michael Weller |
| Casting | Mary Goldberg |
| Editors | Stanley Warnow, Antony Gibbs, Anne V. Coates, Chris Kelly |
| Cinematography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Asst. Directors | Miloš Forman, Michael Stevenson |
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| Camera Operators | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Add. Photography | Miroslav Ondříček |
| Production Design | John Graysmark, Tony Reading, Patrizia von Brandenstein, John Dapper |
| Art Direction | John Dapper, John Graysmark, Tony Reading, Patrizia von Brandenstein |
| Set Decoration | John Dapper, John Graysmark, Tony Reading, Patrizia von Brandenstein |
| Special Effects | Edward Drohan |
| Visual Effects | Edward Drohan |
| Composer | Randy Newman |
| Sound | Randy Newman |
| Costume Design | Anna Hill Johnstone, Joe Cuervo, Leonard, Colin Jamison, Stephanie Hall, Frank Bianco, Peter Frampton, Max Henriquez, Paul Engelen, Bob Grimaldi |
| Makeup | Joe Cuervo, Peter Frampton, Max Henriquez, Paul Engelen, Leonard, Colin Jamison, Stephanie Hall, Anna Hill Johnstone, Frank Bianco, Bob Grimaldi |
| Hairstyling | Joe Cuervo, Leonard, Colin Jamison, Stephanie Hall, Anna Hill Johnstone, Frank Bianco, Peter Frampton, Max Henriquez, Paul Engelen, Bob Grimaldi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Jan 06, 1982
Certification
U
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 23, 1982
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 22, 1983
Certification
G
Physical media
Country
Czechia
Date
Nov 01, 1993
Country
Russia
Date
Sep 27, 2007
Certification
16+
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jul 19, 2003
Note
Nederland 1
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