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Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.

19966.62h 10m

Overview

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Lewis Colick
Produced by Frederick Zollo, Rob Reiner, Nicholas Paleologos
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $13.3M

Top Cast

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Bobby DeLaughter

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Myrlie Evers

James Woods

James Woods

Byron De La Beckwith

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Ed Peters

Susanna Thompson

Susanna Thompson

Peggy Lloyd

Lucas Black

Lucas Black

Burt DeLaughter

J

Joseph Tello

Drew DeLaughter

Alexa PenaVega

Alexa PenaVega

Claire DeLaughter

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Charlie Crisco

L

Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett

Benny Bennett

Themes & Keywords

assassinwidowcivil rightsracisttrialracismjusticewhite supremacistsactivist

About Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama, history film released in 1996 exploring themes of assassin, widow, civil rights, racist, trial, racism. Directed by Rob Reiner, it stars Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods. A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

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