Ragtime (1981)
La vicenda si svolge a New York tra il 1906 e il 1914. Sullo sfondo di numerosi avvenimenti reali, tra cui la vita della ballerina Evelyn Nesbit e dell'omicidio del suo ex amante, il celebre architetto Stanford White, da parte del marito Harry Kendall Thaw, si sviluppa la storia di una famiglia bianca benestante di New Rochelle di cui non si dice il cognome e neppure i nomi di battesimo dei componenti, del neonato nero che viene trovato un giorno davanti alla casa di famiglia, della madre del neonato, Sarah, e di Coalhouse Walker, un pianista nero di ragtime che corteggia Sarah. Dopo che Sarah accetta la proposta di matrimonio di Coalhouse, succedono tragici eventi che sconvolgono la vita di tutti i personaggi.
Direttore:
Miloš Forman
Scrittore:
Michael Weller
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James Cagney as New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo |
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Brad Dourif as Younger Brother |
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Moses Gunn as Booker T. Washington |
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Elizabeth McGovern as Evelyn Nesbit |
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Kenneth McMillan as Willie Conklin |
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Pat O'Brien as Delmas |
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Donald O'Connor as Evelyn's Dance Instructor |
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James Olson as Father |
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Mandy Patinkin as Tateh |
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Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker Jr. |
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Mary Steenburgen as Mother |
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Debbie Allen as Sarah |
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Jeffrey DeMunn as Harry Houdini |
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Robert Joy as Henry Thaw |
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Norman Mailer as Stanford White |
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Bruce Boa as Jerome |
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Hoolihand Burke as Brigit |
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Norman Chancer as Gent No. 1 - Agent |
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Edwin Cooper as Grandfather |
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Jeff Daniels as P.C. O'Donnell |
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Fran Drescher as Mameh |
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Frankie Faison as Gang Member No. 1 |
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Hal Galili as Police Captain No. 1 |
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Alan Gifford as Judge |
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Richard Griffiths as Delmas' Assistant No. 1 |
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Samuel L. Jackson as Gang Member No. 2 |
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Michael Jeter as Special Reporter |
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Calvin Levels as Gang Member No. 3 |
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Bessie Love as Old Lady - T.O.C. |
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Christopher Malcolm as Police Captain No. 2 |
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Herman Meckler as Vernon Elliott |
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Billy J. Mitchell as Delmas' Assistant No. 2 |
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Jenny Nichols as Little Girl |
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Max Nichols as Little Boy |
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Zack Norman as Gent No. 2 - Manager |
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Eloise Taylor as Mrs. Thaw |
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Don Plumley as Inspector McNeil |
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Ted Ross as Black Lawyer |
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Dorsey Wright as Gang Member No. 4 |
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Robert Arden as Foreman of the Jury |
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Robert Boyd as Teddy Roosevelt |
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Thomas A. Carlin as Vice President Fairbanks |
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John Clarkson as Plainclothes Detective No. 1 |
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Brian F. Dean as Fireman No. 1 |
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Harry Ditson as County Clerk |
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Robert Dorning as Gent with Stanford White |
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Geoffrey Greenhill as Police Guard - T.O.C. |
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Ray Hassett as Policeman No. 12 |
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Robert Hitt as Plainclothes Detective No. 2 |
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Rodney James as Sleek Male Dancer |
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George Harris as Band Leader - Clef Club |
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George J. Manos as Novelty Shop Storeman |
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Val Pringle as Clef Club Manager |
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Ron Weyand as Dr. Muller |
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Sonny Abagnale as Evelyn's Driver |
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John Alderson as Waldo's Aide No. 1 |
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Nesbitt Blaisdell as Policeman No. 5 |
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Chaim Blatter as Rabbi |
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Donald Bisset as J.P. Morgan |
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Josh Clark as Fireman No. 3 |
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Robert Coffin as Desk Clerk |
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Patrick Connor as Waldo's Aide No. 3 |
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Joel Cutrara as Policeman No. 11 |
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Jake Dengel as Fireman No. 2 |
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Barry Dennen as Stage Manager |
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Natalia Dobrer as Woman No. 1 |
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Daniel Foley as Stock Reporter |
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Gretchen Franklin as Elderly Woman |
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Pat Gorman as Thug No. 2 |
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Guy Gregory as Black Butler No. 2 |
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Dave Griffiths as Thug No. 1 |
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Jeff Harding as Policeman No. 13 |
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Robert Henderson as Elderly Man |
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Colette Hiller as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 1 |
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Patrick M. Hughes as Policeman No. 7 |
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Elaine Ives-Cameron as Lawyer's Female Companion No. 2 |
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Andreas Katsulas as Policeman No. 3 |
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Douglas Lambert as Police Sergeant |
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Pavel Landovský as Solomon Peretz |
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Norris Mailer as Lady with Stanford White |
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Derek Martin as Waldo's Aide No. 2 |
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Al Matthews as Maitre D' |
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Stuart Milligan as Marksman |
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Richard Oldfield as Stock Reporter |
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Nelly Polissky as Woman in Window |
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Mike Potter as Thug No. 4 |
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Anthony Powell as Policeman No. 9 |
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Ethan Phillips as Guard at Family House |
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Joe Praml as Policeman No. 8 |
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John Ratzenberger as Policeman |
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Bill Reimbold as Gent No. 3 - Lawyer |
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Bob Sherman as Policeman No. 10 |
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Tony Sibbald as Stock Reporter |
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Stan Simmons as Thug No. 3 |
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John Sterland as Library Guard |
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Jan Tříska as Special Reporter |
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Burnell Tucker as Reporter |
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Britt Walker as Black Butler No. 1 |
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Peter Whitman as Stock Reporter |
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Edward Wiley as Conductor |
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John Carrafa as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Nancy Cohen as Female Diner (uncredited) |
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Harry Fielder as Cop (uncredited) |
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Jim Fitzpatrick as Bail Clerk (uncredited) |
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Robert Hallak as Phillip (uncredited) |
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Derek Lyons as Assassin's Best Friend (uncredited) |
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Louis Marino as Jimmy Boy (uncredited) |
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Cathy Munroe as Champagne Dancer (uncredited) |
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Chris Parsons as Lower Class Workman (uncredited) |
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Frank Patton III as Arresting Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Billie Perkins as Stroller (uncredited) |
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Judi Trott as Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Directing | Miloš Forman | Director |
| Writing | E. L. Doctorow | Novel |
| Production | Patricia Churchill | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Bianco | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Michael Hausman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bernard Williams | Executive Producer |
| Art | John Dapper | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonard | Hairstylist |
| Production | Malcolm J. Christopher | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Grimaldi | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Engelen | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Hill Johnstone | Costume Design |
| Production | Richard Brick | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Fred Sidewater | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Cuervo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Hall | Hairdresser |
| Writing | Michael Weller | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colin Jamison | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Max Henriquez | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mary Goldberg | Casting |
| Editing | Chris Kelly | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Editing | Stanley Warnow | Editor |
| Editing | Antony Gibbs | Editor |
| Editing | Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Edward Drohan | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Michael Stevenson | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Tony Reading | Production Design |
| Art | Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Art | John Graysmark | Production Design |
| Sound | Randy Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Randy Newman | Songs |
