Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith (Woods), of the 60s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby DeLaughters (Baldwin) transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers (Goldberg), wife of Medgar Evers, of the, as he becomes more involved with bringing Beckwith to trial for the third time 30 years later. Some of the characters are played by the actual participants in this story.
Direction Rob Reiner
Cast Alec Baldwin · Whoopi Goldberg · James Woods · Virginia Madsen · Craig T. Nelson · Susanna Thompson · William H. Macy · Alexa PenaVega · Lucas Black · Yolanda King · Jerry Levine · Bill Smitrovich · Rex Linn · Michael O'Keefe · Bill Henderson · Zoaunne LeRoy · James Pickens Jr. · Terry O'Quinn · Diane Ladd · Finn Carter · Bonnie Bartlett
Soundtrack Marc Shaiman
Screenplay Lewis Colick
Cinematography John Seale
Original title Ghosts of Mississippi
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