Ghosts of Mississippi
Movie
1996
PG-13
2 HOURS 10 MINS
Historical drama
Based on actual events, decades after a black activist is murdered in 1962, his widow finds new evidence to convict the twice-acquitted white supremacist who killed him, but only one prosecutor will take the case.
Cast & Crew
Alec Baldwin Bobby DeLaughter, Assistant D.A. Hinds Co. Mississippi
Whoopi Goldberg Myrlie Evers
James Woods Byron De La Beckwith
Craig T. Nelson Ed Peters, District Attorney Hinds Co. Mississippi
Susanna Thompson Peggy Lloyd
Lucas Black Burt DeLaughter
William H. Macy Charlie Crisco, Bobby DeLaughter's Assistant
Lloyd Bennett Benny Bennett
James Pickens Medgar Evers
Virginia Madsen Dixie DeLaughter
Wayne Rogers Morris Dees
Bill Cobbs Charlie Evers
Rob Reiner Director
Lewis Colick Writer
Charles Newirth Executive Producer
Jeffrey Stott Executive Producer
Frederick Zollo Producer
Andrew Scheinman Producer
Rob Reiner Producer
Nicholas Paleologos Producer
Marc Shaiman Original Music
John Seale Cinematography
Robert Leighton Film Editing
Janet Hirshenson Casting
Jane Jenkins Casting
Lilly Kilvert Production Design
Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Direction
Karen O'Hara Set Decoration
Gloria Gresham Costume Design
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