Ghosts of Mississippi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-01-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (8169 Reviews)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Alec Baldwin James Woods Virginia Madsen Whoopi Goldberg

Writer:

Lewis Colick

Fullplot:

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.

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