Movie
Rosewood
Overview
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-02-21
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Action, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Peters Entertainment, New Deal Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ving Rhames as Mann
- Jon Voight as John Wright
- Don Cheadle as Sylvester Carrier
- Bruce McGill as Duke Purdy
- Loren Dean as James Taylor
- Elise Neal as Beulah (Scrappie)
- Michael Rooker as Sheriff Walker
- Robert Patrick as Lover
- Esther Rolle as Aunt Sarah
- Catherine Kellner as Fanny Taylor
- Akosua Busia as Jewel
- Mark Boone Junior as Poly
Crew
- John Singleton - Director
- Gregory Poirier - Writer
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