USA,
1997, 140 min
Directed by:
John SingletonScreenplay:
Gregory PoirierCinematography:
Johnny E. JensenComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill, Loren Dean, Esther Rolle, Elise Neal, Robert Patrick, Michael Rooker, Akosua Busia, Mark Boone Junior (more)Plots(1)
Based on a true story, ROSEWOOD takes place in a predominantly black Florida town in 1923. A woman in the neighboring town of Sumner, beaten by a lover, falsely claims that a black man assaulted her, thereby providing an excuse for her redneck townspeople to head for Rosewood with rifles and nooses. Ultimately, her lie engenders an unbelievable tragedy that is redeemed only by the heroism of those who endured it. (official distributor synopsis)
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Peggy Sheffield
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Recount (2008) (TV movie)
Rosewood (1997)
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Paul Benjamin
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Todd Thompson
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The Green Mile (1999)
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Rosewood (1997)
Bridgid Coulter
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Rosewood (1997)
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Marc Macaulay
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Kevin Jackson
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