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.
$30.00 million
$13.13 million
John Singleton
Peters Entertainment
New Deal Productions
21/02/1997 · Drama,History,Action,Thriller · 2h 20m
Overview
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
Cast
Ving Rhames
Mann
Jon Voight
John Wright
Don Cheadle
Sylvester Carrier
Bruce McGill
Duke Purdy
Loren Dean
James Taylor
Elise Neal
Beulah (Scrappie)
Michael Rooker
Sheriff Walker
Robert Patrick
Lover
Esther Rolle
Aunt Sarah
Catherine Kellner
Fanny Taylor
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