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Ghosts of Mississippi

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
12K
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Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, and Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
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A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

  • Director
    • Rob Reiner
  • Writer
    • Lewis Colick
  • Stars
    • Alec Baldwin
    • James Woods
    • Whoopi Goldberg
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writer
      • Lewis Colick
    • Stars
      • Alec Baldwin
      • James Woods
      • Whoopi Goldberg
    • 78User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Bobby DeLaughter
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Byron De La Beckwith
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Whoopi Goldberg
    • Myrlie Evers
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Dixie DeLaughter
    Susanna Thompson
    Susanna Thompson
    • Peggy Lloyd
    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Ed Peters
    Lucas Black
    Lucas Black
    • Burt DeLaughter
    Joe Tello
    Joe Tello
    • Drew DeLaughter
    • (as Joseph Tello)
    Alexa PenaVega
    Alexa PenaVega
    • Claire DeLaughter
    • (as Alexa Vega)
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Charlie Crisco
    Ben Bennett
    • Benny Bennett
    • (as Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett)
    Darrell Evers
    • Self
    Yolanda King
    • Reena Evers
    Jerry Levine
    Jerry Levine
    • Jerry Mitchell
    James Van Evers
    James Van Evers
    • Van Evers
    Sky Rumph
    • Jared Lloyd
    Zoaunne LeRoy
    • Thelma De La Beckwith
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Merrida Coxwell
    • Director
      • Rob Reiner
    • Writer
      • Lewis Colick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Yolanda King, the daughter of civil rights activist Martin Luther King, portrayed Medgar Evers' daughter Reena Evers in this film.
    • Goofs
      When DeLaughter and his investigators drive up to a gas station, the prices for gas are all under a dollar. When DeLaughter is on the phone to Myrlie Evers standing on the other side of the signs, the prices are all now over a dollar.
    • Quotes

      Myrlie Evers: [quoting Medgar Evers] When you hate, the only person who suffers is you, because most of the people you hate don't know it and the others don't care.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Evita/Beavis and Butt-Head Do America/One Fine Day/My Fellow Americans/Scream/Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
      Music by Billy Taylor
      Lyrics by Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas
      Performed by Dionne Farris
      Courtesy of Columbia Records
      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews78

    Featured review

    Good movie, very accurate

    This movie tells a fascinating piece of our history, how one man could escape justice for so long. It was very moving to see how he was eventually brought to justice.

    Part of what made this a good movie was the way it didn't doctor the facts to make them more acceptable to a film audience. They stick to true history, and the most outrageous details in the film were true. (Particularly the detail of how the gun was found.) I like a film that respects an audience enough to tell the real history.
    • MiguelM
    • Jan 31, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ghosts from the Past
    • Filming locations
      • Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Frederick Zollo Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $36,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,323,144
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $168,012
      • Dec 22, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,323,144
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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