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Ragtime (film)

Ragtime
Theatrical poster
Directed byMiloš Forman
Screenplay by
Based onRagtime
by E.L. Doctorow
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyMiroslav Ondříček
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Antony Gibbs
Stanley Warnow
Music byRandy Newman
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 20, 1981 (1981-11-20)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28.3–32 million[1][2]
Box office$21.2 million (rentals)[2]

Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film directed by Miloš Forman, based on the 1975 historical novel Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow. It is set in and around turn-of-the-century New York City, New Rochelle, and Atlantic City, and includes fictionalized references to actual people and events of the time. The film stars James Cagney, Mary Steenburgen, Howard Rollins, Brad Dourif, James Olson and Elizabeth McGovern.

Ragtime featured Cagney's and Pat O'Brien's final film appearances, as well as early roles for Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ethan Phillips, and John Ratzenberger.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Knoedelseder, William K. Jr. (August 30, 1987). "De Laurentiis: Producer's Picture Darkens". Los Angeles Times. p. 1.

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