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)Plots(1)
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
![James Cagney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348332_0d2b75.png)
James Cagney
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
One, Two, Three (1961)
White Heat (1949)
![Brad Dourif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/882/166882957_454f48.jpg)
Brad Dourif
USA
Best movies:
![Moses Gunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280531_664475.jpg)
Moses Gunn
USA
Best movies:
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Roots (1977) (series)
Ragtime (1981)
![Elizabeth McGovern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/222/162222750_1c4443.png)
Elizabeth McGovern
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Ordinary People (1980)
Kick-Ass (2010)
![Kenneth McMillan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/494/161494927_d2e124.jpg)
Kenneth McMillan
USA
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Serpico (1973)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
![Pat O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316842_50a47a.jpg)
Pat O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
![Donald O'Connor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441535_55976b.jpg)
Donald O'Connor
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Beau Geste (1939)
Ragtime (1981)
![James Olson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268906_d8e655.jpg)
James Olson
USA
![Mandy Patinkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/379/162379271_2eceea.jpg)
Mandy Patinkin
USA
Best movies:
Wonder (2017)
Yentl (1983)
The Princess Bride (1987)
![Howard E. Rollins Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/083/855/83855260_bea080.jpg)
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Ragtime (1981)
Drunks (1995)
![Mary Steenburgen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/723/163723537_d39c07.jpg)
Mary Steenburgen
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Philadelphia (1993)
![Debbie Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/476/163476902_3a0ea6.jpg)
Debbie Allen
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Fame (1980)
Ragtime (1981)
![Jeffrey DeMunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270790_8203a0.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Frances (1982)
![Robert Joy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/539/162539488_10d0e3.png)
Robert Joy
Canada
Best movies:
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Radio Days (1987)
Ragtime (1981)
![Norman Mailer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273140_424389.jpg)
Norman Mailer
USA
Best movies:
Ragtime (1981)
King Lear (1987)
Cremaster 2 (1999)
![Bruce Boa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/179/163179880_f6e5b1.jpg)
Bruce Boa
Canada
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
The Omen (1976)
![Jeff Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/446/159446116_e73d5b.jpg)
Jeff Daniels
USA
Best movies:
Godless (2017) (series)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Martian (2015)
![Fran Drescher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/176/166176113_aa84d9.jpg)
Fran Drescher
USA
Best movies:
American Hot Wax (1978)
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Ragtime (1981)
![Frankie Faison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272477_0a404a.jpg)
Frankie Faison
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
![Hal Galili](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/509/161509536_c3deb8.jpg)
Hal Galili
USA
Best movies: