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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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Race Riot
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1920s
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Hate Crime
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Bigotry
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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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John Singleton does Rosewood justice
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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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After Wynton Marsalis's score was rejected and he was replaced by John Williams, Marsalis released his score as an album called "Reeltime".
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: 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.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
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Soundtrack:
Tom Cat Blues
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Director John Singleton who's first film (Boyz 'N the Hood)left audiences in awe has once again cast an emotional spell upon his audiences. Some people have a question of how historically accurate the film itself is. With some browsing around from site to site I found that the place and time period hold true, along with with the weaponry (I was skeptical about the dual pistol action)used in the film to be weapons of the time period. Also while browsing I came across a quote from the director himself "I am concerned about absolute historical accuracy to an extent, but I am really more worried about being truthful to the essence of what happened at Rosewood... I am making a movie that people will respond to." With that in mind the general plot seemed to take course as accurately as possible, (considering the account of this event has several different death counts depending on the source)all characters used the same names as the real life people, well besides Ving Rhames' character Mann who is entirely fictional built-in to make the movie more interesting. Other than that shady character John Singleton kept to the truth and provoked a variety of emotions from his audience once again, fulfilling his goal.In the end it was a very powerful film on a tragic event.