Ghosts of Mississippi
A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.
Genres
Overview
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
Details
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$13323144
Runtime
130 min
Release Date
1996-12-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
150
Vote Average
6.6
Alec Baldwin
Bobby DeLaughter
Whoopi Goldberg
Myrlie Evers
James Woods
Byron De La Beckwith
Craig T. Nelson
Ed Peters
Susanna Thompson
Peggy Lloyd
Lucas Black
Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello
Drew DeLaughter
Alexa PenaVega
Claire DeLaughter
William H. Macy
Charlie Crisco
Darrell Evers
Darrell Evers
Yolanda King
Reena Evers
James Van Evers
Van Evers
Jerry Levine
Jerry Mitchell
Sky Rumph
Jared Lloyd
Margo Martindale
Clara Mayfield
Zoaunne LeRoy
Thelma De La Beckwith
Michael O'Keefe
Merrida Coxwell
Bill Smitrovich
Jim Kitchens
Terry O'Quinn
Judge Hilburn
Rex Linn
Martin Scott
Bill Henderson
Minister
James Pickens Jr.
Medgar Evers
Virginia Madsen
Dixie DeLaughter
Richard Riehle
Tommy Mayfield
Jim Harley
Delamar Dennis
Bonnie Bartlett
Billie DeLaughter
Brock Peters
Walter Williams
Wayne Rogers
Morris Dees
Finn Carter
Cynthia Speetgens
Diane Ladd
Grandma Caroline Moore
Andy Romano
Hardy Lott
Richard Stahl
Judge Hendrick
David Carpenter
Bill Walter
Bill Cobbs
Charlie Evers
Jordan Lund
Deputy
Jerry Hardin
Grandpa Barney DeLaughter
Ramon Bieri
James Holley
Diana Bellamy
Barbara Holder
Rance Howard
Ralph Hargrove
Thomas Kopache
Thorn McIntyre
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Dan Prince
Sarah Hunley
Peggy Morgan
Greg Bronson
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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