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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Gregory Poirier (written by)
Release Date:
21 February 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
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.
Plot:
A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African American community. full summary | add synopsis
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African American
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Lynch Mob
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Small Town
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Pianist
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Awards:
3 wins
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10 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Singleton Signs Three-Picture Deal at Sundance
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 January 2005)
Rudin May Get The Shaft
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 June 1997)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 24 January 2005)
Rudin May Get The Shaft
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 June 1997)
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Based on a true story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Voight | ... | John Wright |
 | Ving Rhames | ... | Mann |
 | Don Cheadle | ... | Sylvester Carrier |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Duke Purdy |
 | Loren Dean | ... | James Taylor |
| Esther Rolle | ... | Aunt Sarah |
| Elise Neal | ... | Beulah (Scrappie) |
 | Robert Patrick | ... | Lover |
 | Michael Rooker | ... | Sheriff Walker |
| Catherine Kellner | ... | Fanny Taylor |
| Akosua Busia | ... | Jewel |
| Paul Benjamin | ... | James Carrier |
 | Kevin Jackson | ... | Sam Carter |
| Mark Boone Junior | ... | Poly |
 | Muse Watson | ... | Henry Andrews |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
140 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:MA (TV rating) |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) |
UK:18 |
USA:R (certificate #35022)
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Though most of the film is based on true events, the film's main character, Mann (Ving Rhames), is a fictional creation.
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Factual errors: In the title sequence, the date is Thursday, December 31, 1922; in reality, that date was a Sunday.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
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Soundtrack:
The Town Burns
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It all started because of a lie.Rosewood is a quiet little town in Florida.One day a white woman lies that an Afro-American man raped her.That starts a war between the blacks and whites.Bunch of racists kill innocent black people. Ving Rhames plays Mann, a new comer in town who is hunted because he's black. Jon Voight plays John Wright, the only good white man in town who tries to safe the African-American community of the town.John Singleton's Rosewood from 1997 is amazing movie about the stupidity of people.This actually happened in 1923 which sounds unbelievable.How idiotic can people be?Some people still haven't learned.Here in Finland racism only seems to grow which makes me mad.Stop being idiots! There are some very touching moments in this movie.There are moments that may bring tears in your eyes.Acting work is brilliant in the movie.Jon Voight and Ving Rhames do very powerful role works.During Rosewood I had many feelings inside me.One of them was anger.I'm white and not always so proud of it.