Rosewood

Rosewood (1997)

Released: 1997-02-21 Duration: 2hr 20min
Rating 6.5
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.

Overview

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

Production Companies

Peters Entertainment
New Deal Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $30,000,000.00
Revenue $13,130,349.00
Original Language en
Popularity 9.307

Directed By

John Singleton

Crew

Executive Producer
Tracy Barone
Director
John Singleton
Editor
Bruce Cannon
Director of Photography
Johnny E. Jensen
Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter
Original Music Composer
John Williams
Set Decoration
Daniel Loren May
Still Photographer
Eli Reed
Script Supervisor
Sioux Richards
Music Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Production Design
Paul Sylbert
Art Direction
Chris Gorak
Producer
Jon Peters
Co-Producer
Penelope L. Foster
Steadicam Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto
Camera Operator
P. Scott Sakamoto
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Hedgepath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert J. Litt
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Herbick
First Assistant Director
Jerry Ballew
Music Editor
Lise Richardson
Sound Mixer
Veda Campbell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson

TOP CAST

Jon Voight
Jon Voight

John Wright

Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle

Sylvester Carrier

Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill

Duke Purdy

Loren Dean
Loren Dean

James Taylor

Elise Neal
Elise Neal

Beulah (Scrappie)

Michael Rooker
Michael Rooker

Sheriff Walker

Esther Rolle
Esther Rolle

Aunt Sarah

Catherine Kellner
Catherine Kellner

Fanny Taylor

Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson

Sam Carter

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

James Carrier

Muse Watson
Muse Watson

Henry Andrews

Badja Djola
Badja Djola

John Bradley

Kathryn Meisle
Kathryn Meisle

Mary Wright

Jaimz Woolvett
Jaimz Woolvett

Deputy Earl

Tristan Hook
Tristan Hook

Emmett Purdy

Benea Ousley
Benea Ousley

Philomena

Brett Rice
Brett Rice

William Bryce

Ric Reitz
Ric Reitz

John Bryce

Ken Sagoes
Ken Sagoes

Big Baby

Phil Moore
Phil Moore

Aaron Carrier

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