Rosewood
Visit website6.5/10 • 107
1997-02-21 • 2h 20m
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.
- Directors
- John Singleton
- Writters
- Gregory Poirier
- Editors
- Gregory Poirier, Bruce Cannon
Rosewood
Visit website1997-02-21 • 2h 20m
6.5/10 • 107
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.
- Directors
- John Singleton
- Writters
- Gregory Poirier
- Editors
- Gregory Poirier, Bruce Cannon
Top Billed Cast
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Ving Rhames
Mann
Jon Voight
John Wright
Don Cheadle
Sylvester Carrier
Bruce McGill
Duke Purdy
Loren Dean
James Taylor
Elise Neal
Beulah (Scrappie)
Michael Rooker
Sheriff Walker
Robert Patrick
Lover
Esther Rolle
Aunt Sarah
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $30,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $13,130,349.00
- Keywords
- small townsheriffracial segregationbased on true storyrace riotracismmassacreperiod dramahistoricalracial slur1920srural setting