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.
- Date of release
- 1997-02-21
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (124)
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Action, Thriller
- Director
- John Singleton
Casting
- 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
Recommended
- In the Heat of the Night 1967 · ★ 7.7
- Peterloo 2018 · ★ 6.7
- The Best of Enemies 2019 · ★ 7.4
- A Call to Spy 2020 · ★ 6.8
- The Way West 1967 · ★ 6.1
- No Way Out 1950 · ★ 6.9
- Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 · ★ 7.3
- Jasper Jones 2017 · ★ 6.4
- The Defiant Ones 1958 · ★ 7.2
- No Name on the Bullet 1959 · ★ 6.6
- Richard Jewell 2019 · ★ 7.4
- The Molly Maguires 1970 · ★ 6.4