Ragtime
1981 film by Miloš Forman
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Summary
Ragtime is a film[1]. Ragtime ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,422 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Miloš Forman[3]
- Screenwriter: Michael Weller[4]
- Composer: Randy Newman[5]
- Genre: drama film[6]
- Based on: Ragtime[7]
- Cast member: James Cagney[8], Brad Dourif[9], Moses Gunn[10], Elizabeth McGovern[11], Kenneth McMillan[12], Howard Rollins[13], Mary Steenburgen[14], Samuel L. Jackson[15], Fran Drescher[16], Debbie Allen[17], Jack Nicholson[18], Pat O'Brien[19], Donald O'Connor[20], Mandy Patinkin[21]
- Producer: Dino De Laurentiis[22]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[23]
- Director of photography: Miroslav Ondříček[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 7.4/10[27], 84%[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30], United Kingdom[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1981[32], November 20, 1981[33], January 21, 1982[34]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[35], Netflix[36]
- Narrative location: New Jersey[37], New York City[38]
- Filming location: Connecticut[39], New Jersey[40]
- Film editor: Anne V. Coates[41]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[42], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[43], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[44], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[45], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[46], Academy Award for Best Production Design[47], Academy Award for Best Original Score[48]
Why It Matters
Ragtime has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Ragtime is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]