---
title: 'Rosewood (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Singleton'
released: '1997-02-21'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rosewood-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120036/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rosewood (1997)

1997 · 140 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Singleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-singleton)
- **Screenplay:** [Gregory Poirier](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-poirier)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Jon Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-peters)
- **Director of Photography:** [Johnny E. Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-e-jensen)
- **Editor:** [Bruce Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cannon)

## Cast

- [Kathryn Meisle](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathryn-meisle) as Mary Wright
- [Don Cheadle](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-cheadle) as Sylvester Carrier
- [Robert Patrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-patrick) as Fanny's Lover
- [Akosua Busia](https://cinepixo.com/people/akosua-busia) as Jewel
- [Loren Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/loren-dean) as James Taylor
- [Esther Rolle](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-rolle) as Aunt Sarah
- [Paul Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-benjamin) as James Carrier
- [Ving Rhames](https://cinepixo.com/people/ving-rhames) as Mann
- [Bruce McGill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-mcgill) as Duke Purdy
- [Jaimz Woolvett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaimz-woolvett) as Deputy Earl
- [Kevin Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-jackson) as Sam Carter
- [Michael Rooker](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-rooker) as Sheriff Walker
- [Marc Macaulay](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-macaulay) as Bobby
- [Bridgid Coulter](https://cinepixo.com/people/bridgid-coulter) as Gertrude
- [Muse Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/muse-watson) as Henry Andrews

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/rosewood
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rosewood-1997
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