Rosewood (1997)
Rosewood (1997)
In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

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Cast

Ving Rhames Ving Rhames As: Mann
Jon Voight Jon Voight As: John Wright
Don Cheadle Don Cheadle As: Sylvester Carrier
Bruce McGill Bruce McGill As: Duke Purdy
Loren Dean Loren Dean As: James Taylor
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Storyline

Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.


Tagline: In 1923, a black town in Florida was burned to the ground, its people murdered because of a lie. Some escaped and survived because of the courage and compassion of a few extraordinary people. This film is for them.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama, History, Action, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 21 February 1997

Country: US

Runtime: 140m

Company Credits

Company: Peters Entertainment, New Deal Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Budget: $30,000,000

Revenue: $13,130,349

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Cast

Directed By

John Singleton

John Singleton

Director

Sioux Richards

Sioux Richards

Script Supervisor

Jerry Ballew

Jerry Ballew

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tracy Barone

Tracy Barone

Executive Producer

Marion Dougherty

Marion Dougherty

Casting

Jon Peters

Jon Peters

Producer

Penelope L. Foster

Penelope L. Foster

Co-Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E. Carter

Costume Design

Sound

John Williams

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Veda Campbell

Veda Campbell

Sound Mixer

Greg Hedgepath

Greg Hedgepath

Supervising Sound Editor

Elliot Tyson

Elliot Tyson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robert J. Litt

Robert J. Litt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Herbick

Michael Herbick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kenneth Wannberg

Kenneth Wannberg

Music Editor

Lise Richardson

Lise Richardson

Music Editor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Johnny E. Jensen

Johnny E. Jensen

Director of Photography

Eli Reed

Eli Reed

Still Photographer

P. Scott Sakamoto

P. Scott Sakamoto

Steadicam Operator

P. Scott Sakamoto

P. Scott Sakamoto

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Paul Sylbert

Paul Sylbert

Production Design

Daniel Loren May

Daniel Loren May

Set Decoration

Chris Gorak

Chris Gorak

Art Direction

Other Crew

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