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Ragtime 1981 Film | James Cagney, Mary Steenburgen, Howard E. Rollins Jr, Brad Dourif | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
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What's your review of the 1981 film Ragtime? It's directed by Milos Forman, with a cast including James Cagney, Mary Steenburgen, Howard E. Rollins Jr, Brad Dourif, James Olson, Elizabeth McGovern, and more.


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About Ragtime 1981


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The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

James Cagney - New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Elizabeth McGovern - Evelyn Nesbit

Howard E. Rollins Jr - Coalhouse Walker Jr

Brad Dourif - Younger Brother

Moses Gunn - Booker T. Washington

Kenneth McMillan - Willie Conklin

Pat O'Brien - Delmas

Donald O'Connor - Evelyn's Dance Instructor

James Olson - Father

Mandy Patinkin - Tateh

Mary Steenburgen - Mother

Debbie Allen - Sarah

Jeffrey DeMunn - Houdini

Robert Joy - Henry Thaw

Norman Mailer - Stanford White

Bruce Boa - Jerome

Hoolihand Burke - Brigit

Norman Chancer - Gent No. 1 - Agent

John Ratzenberger - Policeman


Directed by Miloš Forman

Screenplay by Michael Weller, Bo Goldman

Based on Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow

Music by Randy Newman

Distributed by Paramount Pictures

Release date: November 20, 1981

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