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Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American biographical courtroom drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Woods. The film is based on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers .
Jan 3, 1997 · A drama based on the true story of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers and the third trial of his killer in 1994. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this Rob Reiner-directed film.
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- Drama, History
- Rob Reiner
- 1997-01-03
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Alec Baldwin stars as a dedicated young trial lawyer, and Whoopi Goldberg stars as the widow of renowned civil rights leader Medgar Evers in the true murder story Ghosts Of Mississippi. On...
A courtroom drama based on the true story of the 1963 murder of black activist Medgar Evers and the 1989 trial of his killer, Byron De La Beckwith. Critics panned the film for its inaccuracies, clichés and lack of tension.
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- Rob Reiner
- PG-13
- Alec Baldwin
Dec 20, 1996 · A film about the 1989 reopening of the case of Medgar Evers' murderer, starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods. Ebert criticizes the film for its lack of drama, emotion and black characters, and its focus on white redemption.
A movie about the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the assassin of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was convicted in 1994 after two previous hung juries. The plot follows the struggle of Evers' widow Myrlie and district attorney Bobby De Laughter to bring justice for the 1963 murder.
