Rosewood
Brief Synopsis
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Set in 1923, the true story of the events which occurred in Rosewood, Florida after a white woman unjustly accused a black man of rape. Fueled by anger and racism, an angry white mob burned down the town and massacred its inhabitants. One man, the only white storekeeper in Rosewood, risked his own life by teaming with a black drifter to help women and children escape to safety.
Cast & Crew
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John Singleton
Director
Jon Voight
Ving Rhames
Don Cheadle
Lowell Fenner
Andrew Tarver
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
Orlando, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 22m
Synopsis
Set in 1923, the true story of the events which occurred in Rosewood, Florida after a white woman unjustly accused a black man of rape. Fueled by anger and racism, an angry white mob burned down the town and massacred its inhabitants. One man, the only white storekeeper in Rosewood, risked his own life by teaming with a black drifter to help women and children escape to safety.
Cast
Jon Voight
Ving Rhames
Don Cheadle
Lowell Fenner
Andrew Tarver
Tristan Hook
Elise Neal
Harold G Crawford
Macon Mccalman
Steve Raulerson
Phil Moore
Gabie Chavis
Valerie Herald
Mark Boone
Loren Dean
Muse Watson
Susan Gallagher
Clarence Thomas
Esther Rolle
Brett Rice
Steven Tyler
Benea Ousley
Ric Reitz
Marc Macaulay
Badja Djola
Akosua Busia
Isabell Monk
Marcus Barrington
Michael Galloway
Tom Schuster
Peggy Sheffield
Vanessa Baden
Danny Hanemann
James Edward Coleman
Kevin Jackson
Robert Patrick
Henry Laurence
Paul Benjamin
Eldrid Foye
Blaine Farmer
Bruce Mcgill
Ken Sagoes
Michael Rooker
Kathryn Meisle
Jaimz Woolvett
Bridgid Coulter
Catherine Kellner
Matthew Davison
Crew
Sonny Adkins
Transportation Co-Captain
Tom Akos
Stunts
Chad Algarin
Audio
Willy Allen
Adr Editor
Michael N Arbogast
Special Effects Coordinator
Jerry Ballew
Assistant Director
Bobbi Banks
Adr Editor
Tracy Barone
Executive Producer
Kevin Bartnof
Foley Editor
David Behle
Audio
Jerry Bertolami
Best Boy Grip
Grady Allen Bishop
Stunts
Amy Blanc-lacy
Script Supervisor
Steve Bonin
Craft Service
Jeffrey L Britt
Production Assistant
Julia S Bubis
Set Costumer
Frank Byers
Director Of Photography
Frank Byers
Dp/Cinematographer
William S Byers
Video Assist/Playback
Carl Calden
Sound Mixer
Veda Campbell
Sound Mixer
Bruce Cannon
Editor
Ruth Carter
Costume Designer
Dana Carufel
Other
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Noelle Chapin
Assistant Producer
Michael Christopher
Stunts
James Churchman
Stunts
Daniel Clancy
Other
Andrew Clapp
Lighting Technician
Timothy A Cleveland
Sound Effects Editor
Edmond Coblentz
Assistant Sound Editor
Damon Cohoon
Assistant Sound Editor
Clayton Collins
Foley Editor
Harold Collins
Construction Coordinator
Robert H Cooper
Special Effects
Larry Craig
Transportation Captain
Brenda Crenshaw
Other
Cindy Crowe-solis
Stunts
Jeannette D'ambrosio-sylbert
Assistant
Gary L Dagg
Key Grip
Peter Damien
Props
Liba Daniels
Assistant
Deborah Myles Davis
Costume Supervisor
Dennis Deveaugh
Animal Services
Ken Diaz
Makeup
Joe Digaetano
Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Digaetano
Stunts
Paul J Diller
Sound Effects Editor
Lisa Diquollo
Assistant
Arnett Doctor
Special Thanks To
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Don Duffield
Assistant Camera Operator
Steven Epstein
Song
Alvechia Ewing
Makeup
Tom Ferda
Special Effects
Steve Fillmore
Stunts
Christopher M Fischer
Assistant
Terri Fiyalko
Dialogue Editor
Christopher Flick
Foley Editor
Neisha Folkes
Choreographer
Charissa Forth
Production Assistant
Karyn Foster
Dialogue Editor
Penelope L Foster
Coproducer
Bill Freeman
Stunts
Bryan Friday
Stunts
Barbara Gandolfo-frady
Adr Editor
Mark Garner
Set Decorator
John Garrett
Location Manager
Walter Garrett
Special Effects
Edward Geiger
Assistant
Baylis Glascock
Sound Effects Editor
Jessica Goodwin
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Gorak
Art Director
Sabrina L Gray
Assistant
Danny Green
Production Assistant
Lee Grimes
Makeup Artist
Margaret Guinee
Editor
Tony Delano Haltiwanger
Stunts
Steve Hart
Stunts
Gregory Hegdepath
Sound Editor
Sonya Henry
Adr Editor
Michael Herbick
Rerecording
Dervon Herron
Property Master
Dervon Herron
Stunts
Jimmie Herron
Property Master
Mildred Hill
Song
Patty Hill
Song
Phil Hoelcher
Stunts
Eric Hosmer
Sound Effects Editor
Meneil Huggar
Stunts
Joseph E Januszewski
Assistant
James Jensen
Assistant Camera Operator
Johnny Jensen
Director Of Photography
Johnny Jensen
Dp/Cinematographer
C L Johnson
Stunts
Russ Kavanaugh
Associate Producer
Jack Keller
Audio
Joe Kelly
Best Boy Grip
Mike Kirton
Stunts
Thomas Kittle
Special Effects Foreman
Robert E Krattiger
Lighting Technician
Shauna L Kroen
Production Accountant
Kurt Kulhanek
Assistant Director
Richard Lacy
Assistant
Catt Lebaigue
Dialogue Editor
James Lee
Transportation Captain
Larry A Lee
Stunts
Alan Levi
Location Manager
Patricio Libenson
Foley Editor
Robert J Litt
Rerecording
Debrae Little
Costume Supervisor
Michael A Logan
Key Grip
Ted Long
Hair Stylist
Brian Lynch
Stunts
Kelly Mahan Jaramillo
Music
Patrick Mahoney
Craft Service
Artie Malesci
Stunts
Brian D Manis
Assistant
Mike Marks
Assistant
Delfeayo Marsalis
Song
Wynton Marsalis
Song
Wynton Marsalis
Music
Jeff Mart
Steadicam Operator
Geoffrey C Martin
Special Effects
Keifus Mathews
Stunts
Toussaint Maxwell
Production Assistant
Dan May
Set Decorator
John Mcgowan
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael P. Mcgowan
Camera Operator
Mike Mcgowan
Assistant Camera Operator
Derrick Mcmillon
Stunts
Susan Mcnamara
Production Coordinator
Cathy Mcnaughton
Wrangler
Keith Meriweather
Stunts
Bruce E Merlin
Special Effects
Bruce Merlin
Special Effects
Scott Metcalfe
Assistant Director
Jovan Meteyor
Adr Editor
Elizabeth Meyerson
Artistic Advisor
Frank Miller
Camera Operator
Tommy Miller
Dolly Grip
David Nami
Special Effects
Johnny L Neal
Stunts
George Nemzer
Sound Effects Editor
David Norton
Assistant Director
Rod Nunnally
Scenic Artist
Sarah Pagliaro
Production Assistant
Michael A Patillo
Boom Operator
Leroy Patton
Camera Operator
Richard E Perry
Special Effects
Jon Peters
Producer
Norbert Phillips
Stunts
Gary Pilkinton
Special Effects
Gregory Poirier
Screenplay
Don Primi
Other
Kim Pucci
Assistant
Peter Ramsey
Associate Producer
Glenn Randall
Stunt Coordinator
David Raymond
Assistant Editor
Eli Reed
Photography
Eric Reed
Song Performer
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Lise Richardson
Music Editor
Brad F Ringhausen
Other
Angela Terry Robinson
Assistant Editor
Craig T Rosevear
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Rossi Rosado
Stunts
Catherine Rowe
Foley Editor
Barry James Ryan
Key Grip
P Scott Sakamoto
Steadicam Operator
Dennis Sands
Music
Marc Sardy
Other
Alesandra Saunders
Other
Bill Scharpf
Stunts
Janelle Showalter
Assistant Sound Editor
Isaac Singleton
Stunts
Barnaby Smith
Set Costumer
Stuart Smith
Assistant Location Manager
Marsha Sorce
Audio
Fred Stafford
Adr Editor
Reggie Stanley
Stunts
Alan Stearn
Stunts
Lauren Stephens
Dialogue Editor
Darleen Stoker Kageyama
Foley Editor
Scott Stuart
Lighting
Kathe Swanson
Hair Stylist
Paul Sylbert
Production Designer
Pat Tantalo
Special Effects
Todd Rogers Terry
Stunts
Kathleen Tonkin
Special Effects
Tim Tonkin
Special Effects
David Tully
Other
T M Turkey
Stunts
Todd Turner
Assistant Director
Durk Tyndall
Special Effects
Russell Tyrrell
Special Effects
Elliot Tyson
Rerecording
Allen Ulrici
Wrangler
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBI)
Location
Orlando, Florida, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 22m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for two 1997 NAACP Image Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Ving Rhames).
Released in United States August 1997
Released in United States February 1997
Released in United States on Video August 26, 1997
Released in United States Winter February 21, 1997
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.
Began shooting January 29, 1996.
Completed shooting April 27, 1996.
In the mid 1990s, the Florida legislature awarded reparations to the survivors of the attack.
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 13-24, 1997.)
Released in United States Winter February 21, 1997
Released in United States August 1997 (Shown in New York City (Adam Clayton Powell Gallery) as part of program "Harlem Week 1997" August 1-15, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video August 26, 1997
