

Ragtime
1981 · Movie · 2h 35m · PG
DramaHistory
"The passion, the violence, the birth of America's Gilded Age."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
57/100
Key crew
- Miloš FormanDirector
- Michael Weller Screenplay
- Randy NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James CagneyNew York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
- Brad DourifYounger Brother
- Moses GunnBooker T. Washington
- Elizabeth McGovernEvelyn Nesbit
- Kenneth McMillanWillie Conklin
- Pat O'BrienDelmas
- Donald O'ConnorEvelyn's Dance Instructor
- James OlsonFather
- Mandy PatinkinTateh
- Howard RollinsCoalhouse Walker Jr.
- Mary SteenburgenMother
- Debbie AllenSarah
Stills
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Themes
new york citybased on novel or bookjazz singer or musicianpublic murderracismclass differencespianistragtimerevenge killingradical politicspianopolitical scandal











