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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

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User Rating: 6.4/10 (4,109 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Rob Reiner
Writer (WGA):
Lewis Colick (written by)
Release Date:
20 December 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In 1963 civil rights leader Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway. For 30 years his assassin has remained free. Is it ever too late to do the right thing? more
Plot:
The widow of murdered civil rights leader Medger Evers and a district attorney struggle to finally bring the murderer to justice. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Martin Luther King's Daughter Dead at 51 (From WENN. 17 May 2007)
User Comments:
respectful, well-made historical drama more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alec Baldwin ... Bobby DeLaughter

James Woods ... Byron De La Beckwith

Virginia Madsen ... Dixie DeLaughter

Whoopi Goldberg ... Myrlie Evers
Susanna Thompson ... Peggy Lloyd

Craig T. Nelson ... Ed Peters

Lucas Black ... Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello ... Drew DeLaughter
Alexa Vega ... Claire DeLaughter

William H. Macy ... Charlie Crisco
Ben Bennett ... Benny Bennett (as Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett)

Darrell Evers ... Himself
Yolanda King ... Reena Evers
Jerry Levine ... Jerry Mitchell
James Van Evers ... Van Evers
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghosts from the Past (UK)
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Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Jackson, Mississippi, USA more
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Trivia:
Medgar Evers' two sons Darrell and James Van Evers played themselves in this film. His widow Myrlie Evers was also one of this film's consultants. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Although the film begins in 1989 and ends in 1994, the same child actors portraying Bobby DeLaughter's children are used from the beginning of the movie until the end, showing no signs of aging. more
Quotes:
[Addressing the jury in summation]
Bobby DeLaughter: Today, thirty years later, I'm asking you twelve ladies and gentlemen to act boldly; to hold this defendant accountable and find him guilty... simply because it is right, it is just, and Lord knows, it is time. Is it ever too late to do the right thing?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
The Ballad Of Medgar Evers more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
respectful, well-made historical drama, 25 January 2002
Author: Real Critic

In the 1960's Medgar Evers is gunned down in front of his home. Roughly thirty years later ambitious attorney Baldwin befriends widow Goldberg and reopens the case to bring aged murderer Woods to justice. Talky drama isn't raw enough or energetic enough to interest all viewers, but still maintains solidity with compelling performances from it's leads. 3/4

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