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Year: 1996
Director: Rob Reiner

Cast:

Alec Baldwin (Bobby DeLaughter), James Woods (Byron De La Beckwith), Virginia Madsen (Dixie DeLaughter), Whoopi Goldberg (Myrlie Evers), Susanna Thompson (Peggy Lloyd), Craig T. Nelson (Ed Peters), Lucas Black (Burt DeLaughter), Joseph Tello (Drew DeLaughter), Alexa Vega (Claire DeLaughter), William H. Macy (Charlie Crisco), Ben Bennett (Benny Bennett (as Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett)), Darrell Evers (Himself), Yolanda King (Reena Evers), Jerry Levine (Jerry Mitchell), James Van Evers (Van Evers), Sky Rumph (Jared Lloyd), Zoaunne LeRoy (Thelma De La Beckwith), Michael O'Keefe (Merrida Coxwell), Bill Smitrovich (Jim Kitchens), Terry O'Quinn (Judge Hilburn)

Storyline:

Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith (Woods), of the 60s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby DeLaughters (Baldwin) transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers (Goldberg), wife of Medgar Evers, of the, 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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