Rosewood (1997)
6.5|21 Feb, 1997|140 min
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.
6.5|21 Feb, 1997|140 min
Released
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Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Language
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue $13,130,349
English
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue $13,130,349
Keywords
small town
sheriff
racial segregation
based on true story
race riot
racism
massacre
period drama
historical
racial slur
1920s
rural setting
Casts
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
Catherine Kellner
Fanny Taylor
Akosua Busia
Jewel
Mark Boone Junior
Poly
Kevin Jackson
Sam Carter
Paul Benjamin
James Carrier
Muse Watson
Henry Andrews
Badja Djola
John Bradley
Kathryn Meisle
Mary Wright
Jaimz Woolvett
Deputy Earl
James Edward Coleman II
Arnett
Tristan Hook
Emmett Purdy
Benea Ousley
Philomena
Isabell O'Connor
Emma
Bridgid Coulter
Gertrude
Gabie Chavis
Minnie
Vanessa Baden Kelly
Lee Ruth
Marcus Barrington
Denny
Matthew Davison
Timothy
Brett Rice
William Bryce
Ric Reitz
John Bryce
Ken Sagoes
Big Baby
Phil Moore
Aaron Carrier
Claudia MacLeod
Rosewood Townsperson
Crews
Tracy Barone
Executive Producer
John Singleton
Director
Bruce Cannon
Editor
Johnny E. Jensen
Director of Photography
Gregory Poirier
Writer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Grady Allen Bishop
Stunts
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Marion Dougherty
Casting
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Daniel Loren May
Set Decoration
Eli Reed
Still Photographer
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Paul Sylbert
Production Design
Chris Gorak
Art Direction
Jon Peters
Producer
Penelope L. Foster
Co-Producer
P. Scott Sakamoto
Steadicam Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto
Camera Operator
Greg Hedgepath
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Herbick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Ballew
First Assistant Director
Lise Richardson
Music Editor
Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer
Elliot Tyson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
William Scharpf
Stunts
Glenn Randall Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Bob E. Krattiger
Chief Lighting Technician
Backdrops & Posters
