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Rosewood

  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 22m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
9.5K
YOUR RATING
Rosewood (1997)
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A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.A dramatization of a 1923 horrific racist lynch mob attack on an African-American community.

  • Director
    • John Singleton
  • Writer
    • Gregory Poirier
  • Stars
    • Jon Voight
    • Ving Rhames
    • Don Cheadle
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    9.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Singleton
    • Writer
      • Gregory Poirier
    • Stars
      • Jon Voight
      • Ving Rhames
      • Don Cheadle
    • 75User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Top Cast59

    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • John Wright
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Mann
    Don Cheadle
    Don Cheadle
    • Sylvester Carrier
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Duke Purdy
    Loren Dean
    Loren Dean
    • James Taylor
    Esther Rolle
    Esther Rolle
    • Aunt Sarah
    Elise Neal
    Elise Neal
    • Beulah (Scrappie)
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Lover
    Michael Rooker
    Michael Rooker
    • Sheriff Walker
    Catherine Kellner
    Catherine Kellner
    • Fanny Taylor
    Akosua Busia
    Akosua Busia
    • Jewel
    Paul Benjamin
    Paul Benjamin
    • James Carrier
    Kevin Jackson
    Kevin Jackson
    • Sam Carter
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Poly
    Muse Watson
    Muse Watson
    • Henry Andrews
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • John Bradley
    Kathryn Meisle
    Kathryn Meisle
    • Mary Wright
    Jaimz Woolvett
    Jaimz Woolvett
    • Deputy Earl
    • Director
      • John Singleton
    • Writer
      • Gregory Poirier
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews75

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    History

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      After Wynton Marsalis' score was rejected, he released his score as an album called "Reeltime".
    • Goofs
      When Mann asks Sylvester Carrier how he got out of the house, Sylvester's replies, "They carried me..." The audio does not match up with Sylvester's mouth.
    • Quotes
      • Mann: There ain't enough bullets in the world for all them crackers.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Dante's Peak/SubUrbia/The Beautician and the Beast/Rosewood/The Whole Wide World (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Sylvester's Blues
      Written by Wynton Marsalis
      Produced by Delfeayo Marsalis
      Performed by Eric Reed
      Courtesy of Impulse Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 21, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 黑色大風暴
    • Filming locations
      • Sanford, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Peters Entertainment
      • New Deal Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,130,349
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,154,075
      • Feb 23, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,130,349
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 22m(142 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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