Murder in Mississippi (1990)
- Starring:
- Tom Hulce, Blair Underwood, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roger Young
- Category:
- Television
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Made for television, Murder in Mississippi covers the same historical ground that was fictionalized in the theatrical film Mississippi Burning (89). The film recounts the murders by the Ku Klux Klan of three civil rights workers in 1964. Rather than detail the subsequent FBI investigation, the plotline follows the life of one of the white murder victims, Mickey Schwerner (Tom Hulce), who gave up a comfortable lifestyle in the North to struggle alongside African-American freedom fighters in the South. Jennifer Grey portrays Schwerner's wife, while Josh Charles and Blair Underwood portray the other two martyred activists, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney. Filmed in Georgia, Murder in Mississippi was produced by David L. Wolper of Roots fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast:
- Tom Hulce - Mickey Schwerner
- Jennifer Grey - Rita Schwerner
- CCH Pounder - Fannie Lee Chaney
- Donzaleigh Abernathy - Sue
- Eugene Byrd - Ben Jr.
- John Dennis Johnston - Hatchet-Faced Man
- Royce D. Applegate - Deputy Winter
- Blair Underwood - James Chaney
- Josh Charles - Andrew Goodman
- Andre Braugher - Dennis
- Lou Walker
- Harry Caesar - Hollis Watkins
- Walton Goggins - Lyle
- Director(s):
- Roger Young
- Writer(s):
- Stanley G. Weiser
- Producer(s):
- Mark Wolper, David L. Wolper
- Categories:
- Television
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