1997/02/21 (US) | Drama, History, Action
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.
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
John Singleton
Director
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
$ 30,000,000
$ 13,130,349
Released
Gregory Poirier
Writer
Tracy Barone
Executive Producer
Bruce Cannon
Editor
Johnny E. Jensen
Director of Photography
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Grady Allen Bishop
Stunts
John Williams
Original Music Composer