Rosewood / Warner Bros. presents a Peters Entertainment Production in association with New Deal Productions ; a John Singleton film ; produced by Jon Peters ; co-producer, Penelope L. Foster ; written by Gregory Poirier ; directed by John Singleton.
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.
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| Language: | English Spanish French |
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English |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
In English with optional Spanish language track and optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Burbank, CA :
Warner Home video,
[1997], ©1997.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
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. |
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| Note: | Originally released as a motion picture. Widescreen, Dolby digital surround. Includes theatrical trailer, feature length commentary by director, short essays on talking to survivors, looking for a director, writing the script, casting, creating the film, and choosing the music. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | AF9 D0001801 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: R. |
| ISBN: | 0790732211 9780790732213 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Johnny E. Jensen ; editor, Bruce Cannon ; music, John Williams. |
| System Details: | DVD format. |
| Cast: |
Jon Voight, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Bruce McGill, Loren Dean, Esther Rolle, Elise Neal, Robert Patrick, Michael Rooker. |