Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
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This is a long-awaited film telling the story of the trials of Medgar Evers' killer. Medger Evers (James Pickens, Jr.) was a black civil-rights activist in Mississippi who was shot to death in 1963. Despite very persuasive evidence that Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) was indeed his killer, the all-white juries hearing his case at that time acquitted him (he was tried twice). In this film, with the aid of Ever's widow Myrlie (Whoopie Goldberg), Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin), a young lawyer, gathers enough new evidence to bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rob Reiner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Ghosts of Mississippi
This is a long-awaited film telling the story of the trials of Medgar Evers' killer. Medger Evers (James Pickens, Jr.) was a black civil-rights activist in Mississippi who was shot to death in 1963. Despite very persuasive evidence that Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) was indeed his killer, the all-white juries hearing his case at that time acquitted him (he was tried twice). In this film, with the aid of Ever's widow Myrlie (Whoopie Goldberg), Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin), a young lawyer, gathers enough new evidence to bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 130 mins
Complete Cast of Ghosts of Mississippi
- Alec Baldwin - DeLaughter,Bobby
- James Woods - Byron De La Beckwith
- Craig T. Nelson - Peters,Ed
- Susanna Thompson - Peggy Lloyd
- Virginia Madsen - Dixie DeLaughter
- Wayne Rogers - Morris Dees
- Richard Stahl - Judge Hendrick
- Whoopi Goldberg - Myrlie Evers
- William H. Macy - Charlie Crisco
- Bill Cobbs - Charlie Evers
- Lucas Black - Burt DeLaughter
- James Pickens, Jr. - Medgar Evers
- Lloyd "Benny" Bennett - Benny Bennett
- Director(s):
- Rob Reiner
- Writer(s):
- Lewis Colick, John Seale
- Producer(s):
- Nicholas Paleologos, Rob Reiner, Frederick Zollo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations)
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