Rosewood (film)
1997 film directed by John Singleton / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rosewood is a 1997 American historical drama film directed by John Singleton, inspired by the 1923 Rosewood massacre in Florida, when a white mob killed black people and destroyed their town. In a major change, it stars Ving Rhames as an outsider who comes into Rosewood and inspires residents to self-defense, wielding his pistols in a fight. The supporting cast includes Don Cheadle as Sylvester Carrier, a resident who was a witness, defender of his family and victim of the riot; and Jon Voight as John Wright, a sympathetic white store owner who lives in Rosewood. The three characters become entangled in an attempt to save people from racist White people attacking the Black residents of Rosewood.
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Directed by | John Singleton |
Written by | Gregory Poirier |
Produced by | Jon Peters |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Johnny E. Jensen |
Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
Music by | John Williams |
Production companies | Peters Entertainment New Deal Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $17 million[1] |
Box office | $13.1 million[2] |
Despite generally favorable reviews the film was not a commercial success, and was unable to recoup its $17 million budget at the box office. The film was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]