Drama ·History · United States of America · 1996 · 2h 10m

Ghosts of Mississippi

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Director
Rob Reiner
Cast
Alec Baldwin as Bobby DeLaughter Whoopi Goldberg as Myrlie Evers James Woods as Byron De La Beckwith Craig T. Nelson as Ed Peters Susanna Thompson as Peggy Lloyd Lucas Black as Burt DeLaughter
Crew
John Seale — Director of Photography Robert Leighton — Editor Marc Shaiman — Original Music Composer Lewis Colick — Writer Frederick Zollo — Producer Andrew Scheinman — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
assassinwidowcivil rightsracisttrialracismjusticewhite supremacistsactivist
Key Collaborators
Rob Reiner Director John Seale Director of Photography Robert Leighton Editor Marc Shaiman Original Music Composer Lewis Colick Writer Frederick Zollo Producer Andrew Scheinman Producer Rob Reiner Producer Nicholas Paleologos Producer Lilly Kilvert Production Design
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