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Ragtime

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.

Director

Milos Forman

Year

Genre

Box Office

$14,920,781

Production

Paramount Pictures,The De Laurentiis Company,Sunley Productions Ltd.

Awards

Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 22 nominations total

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New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo

Younger Brother

Booker T. Washington

Evelyn Nesbit

Elizabeth McGovern

Willie Conklin

Kenneth McMillan

Delmas

Evelyn's Dance Instructor

Donald O'Connor

Father

Tateh

Coalhouse Walker Jr.

Howard E. Rollins Jr.

Mother

Mary Steenburgen

Sarah

Houdini

Henry Thaw

Stanford White

Jerome

Brigit

Hoolihand Burke

Gent No. 1 - Agent

Grandfather

P.C. O'Donnell

Mameh

Gang Member No. 1

Police Captain No. 1

Judge

Delmas' Assistant No. 1

Richard Griffiths

Gang Member No. 2

Samuel L. Jackson

Special Reporter

Gang Member No. 3

Old Lady - T.O.C.

Police Captain No. 2

Christopher Malcolm

Vernon Elliott

Delmas' Assistant No. 2

Billy J. Mitchell

Little Girl

Little Boy

Gent No. 2 - Manager

Mrs. Thaw

Inspector McNeil

Black Lawyer

Gang Member No. 4

Foreman of the Jury

Teddy Roosevelt

Vice President Fairbanks

Thomas A. Carlin

Plainclothes Detective No. 1

Fireman No. 1

County Clerk

Gent with Stanford White

Police Guard - T.O.C.

Geoffrey Greenhill

Policeman No. 12

Plainclothes Detective No. 2

Sleek Male Dancer

Band Leader - Clef Club

Novelty Shop Storeman

George J. Manos

Clef Club Manager

Dr. Muller

Evelyn's Driver

Waldo's Aide No. 1

Policeman No. 5

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Rabbi

J.P. Morgan

Fireman No. 3

Desk Clerk

Waldo's Aide No. 3

Policeman No. 11

Fireman No. 2

Stage Manager

Woman No. 1

Stock Reporter

Elderly Woman

Gretchen Franklin

Thug No. 2

Black Butler No. 2

Thug No. 1

Policeman No. 13

Elderly Man

Robert Henderson

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1

Policeman No. 7

Patrick M. Hughes

Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2

Elaine Ives-Cameron

Policeman #3

Andreas Katsulas

Police Sergeant

Douglas Lambert

Solomon Peretz

Pavel Landovský

Lady with Stanford White

Waldo's Aide No. 2

Maitre D'

Marksman

Stuart Milligan

Stock Reporter

Richard Oldfield

Woman in Window

Thug No. 4

Policeman No, 9

Guard at Family House

Policeman No. 8

Policeman

John Ratzenberger

Gent No. 3 - Lawyer

Policeman No. 10

Stock Reporter

Thug No. 3

Library Guard

Special Reporter

Reporter

Black Butler No. 1

Stock Reporter

Conductor

Dancer

Female Diner

Cop

Bail Clerk

Jim Fitzpatrick

Phillip

Man

Assassin's Best Friend

Jimmy Boy Stole Bread and Fallen Horse Scene

Champagne Dancer

Lower Class Workman

Arresting Police Officer

Frank Patton III

Stroller

Sister

Householder

Bit Part

Chorus Girl

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Coalhouse Walker Jr.Younger Brother Gang Member No. 2 Vernon Elliott Police Captain #1 Police Captain #2 Black Lawyer Sarah Mother Father New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo Evelyn Nesbit P.c. O'donnell P.c. O'donnell Booker T. Washington

My friends-- - Ragtime

- Yes?
- I'd like to see Stanford White. - Ragtime

- Yes? - I'd like to see Stanford White.

Sir-- - Ragtime

Let me see your hands. - Ragtime

Let me see your hands.

Jesus! Jesus! - Ragtime

Brigit, what did you do?
Answer me! - Ragtime

Brigit, what did you do? Answer me!

- Call Dr. Mueller.
- I'll do it. - Ragtime

- Call Dr. Mueller. - I'll do it.

Well, he's breathing fine.
Heartbeat's strong. - Ragtime

Well, he's breathing fine. Heartbeat's strong.

We found this one hiding
in a cellar a few blocks away. - Ragtime

We found this one hiding in a cellar a few blocks away.

Lady, is this your baby
or isn't it? - Ragtime

Lady, is this your baby or isn't it?

My wife wants the statue down. - Ragtime

My wife wants the statue down.

Are you a little warm? - Ragtime

Are you a little warm?

I loved a girl whose eyes
shone forth just like a crystal mass - Ragtime

I loved a girl whose eyes shone forth just like a crystal ma...

Help him! Help!
Help him! - Ragtime

Help him! Help! Help him!

Get a doctor! Get a doctor! - Ragtime

Get a doctor! Get a doctor!

Now, you say that Mr. Stanford White
beat you with a whip? - Ragtime

Now, you say that Mr. Stanford White beat you with a whip?

- A horsewhip?
- Yes. - Ragtime

- A horsewhip? - Yes.

I don't believe it.
Go your own way. - Ragtime

I don't believe it. Go your own way.

Do something for me-- - Ragtime

Do something for me--

My God, my God!
What the hell you-- - Ragtime

My God, my God! What the hell you--

Where do you get
the chutzpah to judge me? - Ragtime

Where do you get the chutzpah to judge me?

What do you give me?
Nothing but tsuris! - Ragtime

What do you give me? Nothing but tsuris!

You know this book
what I have given you? - Ragtime

You know this book what I have given you?

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
It's my pleasure to introduce... - Ragtime

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. It's my pleasure to in...

Where is that man that usually
sells silhouettes here-- - Ragtime

Where is that man that usually sells silhouettes here--

- I'll get it.
- No. No, you stay right there. - Ragtime

- I'll get it. - No. No, you stay right there.

There's a colored gentleman
downstairs. - Ragtime

There's a colored gentleman downstairs.

- Are you going to go down?
- No, sir. - Ragtime

- Are you going to go down? - No, sir.

Dear, she doesn't want
to talk to him. - Ragtime

Dear, she doesn't want to talk to him.

Gentlemen of the jury... - Ragtime

Gentlemen of the jury...

I'm crazy? - Ragtime

It's right over there!
Look at that! - Ragtime

It's right over there! Look at that!

This little piggy went wee wee wee wee - Ragtime

This little piggy went wee wee wee wee

Oh, sweetheart! - Ragtime

Oh, sweetheart!

Sorry to interrupt.
Good night. - Ragtime

Sorry to interrupt. Good night.

- Where is the young lady?
- Well, obviously she isn't here. - Ragtime

- Where is the young lady? - Well, obviously she isn't ...

Yes. - Ragtime

Dear, Mr. Walker's here
to see Sarah. - Ragtime

Dear, Mr. Walker's here to see Sarah.

Excuse me. - Ragtime

Why He say one thing - Ragtime

Why He say one thing

What kind of music do you play - Ragtime

What kind of music do you play

I read music so good white folks think I'm fakin' it - Ragtime

I read music so good white folks think I'm fakin'...

And ladylike. - Ragtime

There we are. - Ragtime

All right.
How much is the toll? - Ragtime

All right. How much is the toll?

Has he got the nigger
with him? - Ragtime

Has he got the nigger with him?

All right.
Let's just forget about it. - Ragtime

All right. Let's just forget about it.

Nobody's intimidating me mister - Ragtime

Nobody's intimidating me mister

- It's all right.
- Yes, sir. - Ragtime

- It's all right. - Yes, sir.

Better be getting yourself
some new help. - Ragtime

Better be getting yourself some new help.

And that's your advice - Ragtime

And that's your advice

Oh, baby. - Ragtime

Ladies and gentlemen... - Ragtime

Ladies and gentlemen...

A few days ago,
I went to the president... - Ragtime

A few days ago, I went to the president...

Make way. Coming through.
Coming through. - Ragtime

Make way. Coming through. Coming through.

Her sternum was crushed, and she's
sustained severe internal injuries. - Ragtime

Her sternum was crushed, and she's sustained severe int...

Where's Conklin? - Ragtime

Where's Conklin?

Would you say he seemed
fairly attached to the baby? - Ragtime

Would you say he seemed fairly attached to the baby?

Yes. - Ragtime

Well? - Ragtime

I design fireworks That's my job - Ragtime

I design fireworks That's my job

Fireworks, bombs--
it's the same thing. - Ragtime

Fireworks, bombs-- it's the same thing.

Don't turn around.
Just keep walking, just like that. - Ragtime

Don't turn around. Just keep walking, just like that.

Whoa! Whoa! - Ragtime

- Come on!
- Goddamn it! Bust it. - Ragtime

- Come on! - Goddamn it! Bust it.

Stay back! - Ragtime

Yes, give him that whack!
Try, Evelyn! - Ragtime

Yes, give him that whack! Try, Evelyn!

Well Mr Elliott why don't you go in and have a word with them - Ragtime

Well Mr Elliott why don't you go in and have a word...

I am Rheinlander Waldo.
I am Commissioner of Police. - Ragtime

I am Rheinlander Waldo. I am Commissioner of Police.

Cover! Come on! - Ragtime

Cover! Come on!

- Sir.
- Captain, open it. - Ragtime

- Sir. - Captain, open it.

Right Where is J P Morgan - Ragtime

Right Where is J P Morgan

I'm honored to meet you,
Mr. Washington. - Ragtime

I'm honored to meet you, Mr. Washington.

What you have done here has set our race back - Ragtime

What you have done here has set our race back

My God, if only Sarah
could be here to listen to you. - Ragtime

My God, if only Sarah could be here to listen to you.

But you speak like an angel Mr Washington - Ragtime

But you speak like an angel Mr Washington

It's too bad we're living
on the earth. - Ragtime

It's too bad we're living on the earth.

Sir. - Ragtime

Dear, you remember these gentlemen?
They're police. - Ragtime

Dear, you remember these gentlemen? They're police.

All right, Conklin.
Hold it right where you are. - Ragtime

All right, Conklin. Hold it right where you are.

The library over there is worth millions - Ragtime

The library over there is worth millions

Waldo. - Ragtime

Yes? Yes, I'll speak to him. - Ragtime

Yes? Yes, I'll speak to him.

Hello, sir. How are you? - Ragtime

Hello, sir. How are you?

It's your brother-in-law. - Ragtime

It's your brother-in-law.

Hey, brother. What is this?
You playing games with us? - Ragtime

Hey, brother. What is this? You playing games with us?

I'd like to believe you. - Ragtime

I'd like to believe you.

Are you planning to let me
leave this place alive? - Ragtime

Are you planning to let me leave this place alive?

- Sir. Sir, we lost them.
- Where? - Ragtime

- Sir. Sir, we lost them. - Where?

You sure you weren't followed? - Ragtime

You sure you weren't followed?

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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.

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Director: Milos Forman

Writer: E.L. Doctorow, Michael Weller, Heinrich von Kleist

Production: Paramount Pictures,The De Laurentiis Company,Sunley Productions Ltd.

Genre: drama

Year: 1981

MetaScore: 57/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $14,920,781

Released: 25 Dec 1981

Awards: Nominated for 8 Oscars. 2 wins & 22 nominations total

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