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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
6.4
The widow of murdered civil rights leader Medger Evers and a district attorney struggle to finally bring the murderer to justice. Director:Rob ReinerWriter:Lewis Colick |
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Cast
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| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| James Woods | ... | ||
| Virginia Madsen | ... | ||
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | ||
| Susanna Thompson | ... |
Peggy Lloyd
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| Craig T. Nelson | ... | ||
| Lucas Black | ... |
Burt DeLaughter
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Joseph Tello | ... | |
| Alexa Vega | ... |
Claire DeLaughter
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| William H. Macy | ... | ||
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Ben Bennett | ... |
Benny Bennett
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Darrell Evers | ... |
Himself
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Yolanda King | ... |
Reena Evers
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| Jerry Levine | ... | ||
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James Van Evers | ... |
Van Evers
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Storyline
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith (Woods), the assassin of the 1960s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby De Laughter's (Baldwin) transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers (Goldberg), the widow of Medgar Evers, as he becomes more involved with bringing Beckwith to trial for the third time 30 years later. Some of the characters are played by the actual participants in this story. Written by Joel Schesser <joelsd@aol.com>
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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? See more »Genres:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ghosts from the Past See more »Box Office
Budget:
$36,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$168,012 (USA) (22 December 1996) (21 Screens)Gross:
$13,052,741 (USA) (16 March 1997)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written and Performed by Robert Johnson
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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Trivia
Byron Dela Beckwith was then residing in the county jail, not a half a mile from where they were filming the court room scenes. No one went to visit him, and he knew they were there. See 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. See more »Quotes
Byron De La Beckwith: Free at last, free at last... Great God Almighty, I'm free at last!See more »
Soundtracks
"Walkin' Blues"Written and Performed by Robert Johnson
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