Directed by:
Miloš FormanScreenplay:
Michael WellerCinematography:
Miroslav OndříčekComposer:
Randy NewmanCast:
James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Pat O'Brien, Donald O'Connor, James Olson, Mandy Patinkin, Howard E. Rollins Jr. (more)VOD (1)
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RAGTIME tells the story of four New York families at the turn of the 20th century. Starving immigrant artist, Tateh sets off to make his fortune in Hollywood, but along the way encounters showgirl Evelyn Nesbit who is at the center of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, an upper-class family finds their seemingly perfect existence ruined when black pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr. begins to romance a pregnant girl living in their home. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Tony Sibbald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/888/162888747_63f3f0.jpg)
Tony Sibbald
Canada
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Scream for Help (1984)
Stan Simmons
UK
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Curse of the Fly (1965)
John Sterland
Canada
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV movie)
Ragtime (1981)
![Jan Tříska](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268706_9c100a.jpg)
Jan Tříska
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
The Elementary School (1991)
Secluded, Near Woods (1976)
Nancy Cohen
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
Harry Fielder
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Elephant Man (1980)
![Judi Trott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394664_24faa4.jpg)
Judi Trott
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1983) (TV movie)
Ragtime (1981)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Harry Ditson
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
John Carrafa
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Ragtime (1981)
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Robert Hallak
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
Wilde Salomé (2011)
Someone to Love (1987)