Ragtime
Elizabeth McGovern and Donald O’Connor in Ragtime. Photo by Dino De Laurentiis Company.
Elizabeth McGovern in Ragtime. Photo by Dino De Laurentiis Company.
Premiere
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Date
20 November 1981
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Company
Production
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Choreographer
Twyla Tharp
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Director
Miloš Forman
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Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
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Cinematographer
Miroslav Ondříček
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Composer
Randy Newman
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Costume Designer
Anna Hill Johnstone
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Production Designer
John Graysmark
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Based on the novel by
E. L. Doctorow
Awards
Academy Awards
Nominated:
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Elizabeth McGovern
Best Achievement in Art Direction: Art Direction: John Graysmark, Patrizia Von Brandenstein, Tony Reading, Set Decoration: George DeTitta, Sr., George DeTitta, Jr., Peter Howitt
Best Achievement in Cinematography: Miroslav Ondrícek
Best Achievement in Costume Design: Anna Hill Johnstone
Best Original Score: Randy Newman
Best Original Song: Randy Newman for the song “One More Hour”
Best Adapted Screenplay: Michael Weller
BAFTA Film Awards
Nominated:
Best Original Song: Randy Newman for the song “One More Hour”
Golden Globe Awards
Nominated:
Best Director – Motion Picture: Miloš Forman
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture: Mary Steenburgen
Best Original Song: Randy Newman for the song “One More Hour”
New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture: Elizabeth McGovern
Grammy Awards
Nominated:
Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Randy Newman
NAACP Image Awards
Won:
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Moses Gunn
Nominated:
Outstanding Motion Picture: Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Nominated:
Best Music: Randy Newman
Writers Guild of America Awards
Nominated:
WGA Screen Award for Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: Michael Weller
Starring
Elizabeth McGovern and Donald O’Connor
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Runtime
02:35:00
Description
Ragtime is Tharp’s second collaboration with director Miloš Foreman. Shot on location in London and New York State, the film is based on E.L. Doctorow’s novel of the same name. The dance sequences in Ragtime are more understated than those in Hair (1979), which was originally a Broadway musical. Tharp referenced dance films from the late Victorian Era through those of Vernon and Irene Castle in preparation for the production.