Ghosts of Mississippi | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

Myrlie Evers worked for the conviction of the white supremacist who murdered her husband, heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers, through two hung juries and over 30 years. How Evers' killer was finally convicted comes to the screen with shattering emotional force in "one of the most important films of the '90s." (Paul Wunder, 'WBAI-FM/New York').

Directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods (an Academy Award nominee for his powerful work here), 'Ghosts of Mississippi' teems with the carefully recreated details of a relentless quest for justice and features special appearances by three children of Medgar Evers, as well as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter Yolanda.

Production Year:

1996

Released:

Tue, 01/18/2000

Run Time Minutes:

130

Rating:

PG-13

Genres:

Drama

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

Dolby Surround

Actors:

Alec Baldwin - Bobby DeLaughter

Actors:

Whoopi Goldberg - Myrlie Evers

Actors:

James Woods - Byron De La Beckwith

Actors:

Craig T. Nelson - Ed Peters

Actors:

Susanna Thompson - Peggy Lloyd

Actors:

Lucas Black - Burt DeLaughter

Actors:

Joseph Tello - Drew DeLaughter

Actors:

Alexa Vega - Claire DeLaughter

Actors:

William H. Macy - Charlie Crisco

Actors:

Lloyd "Benny" Bennet - Benny Bennett

Actors:

Darrell Evers - Darrell Evers

Actors:

Yolanda King - Reena Evers

Actors:

James Van Evers - Van Evers

Actors:

Jerry Levine - Jerry Mitchell

Actors:

Sky Rumph - Jared Lloyd

Actors:

Zoaunne LeRoy - Thelma De La Beckwith

Actors:

Michael O'Keefe - Merrida Coxwell

Actors:

Bill Smitrovich - Jim Kitchens

Actors:

Terry O'Quinn - Judge Hilburn

Actors:

Rex Linn - Martin Scott

Actors:

Bill Henderson - Minister

Actors:

James Pickens Jr. - Medgar Evers

Actors:

Virginia Madsen - Dixie DeLaughter

Actors:

G. Ja'ron Henderson - Darrell (age 11)

Actors:

Rae'ven Larrymore Kelly - Reena (age 10)

Actors:

Curtis Tyler Haynes - Van (Age 3)

Actors:

Richard Riehle - Tommy Mayfield

Actors:

Jim Harley - Delmar Dennis

Actors:

Bonnie Bartlett - Billie DeLaughter

Actors:

Brock Peters - Walter Williams

Actors:

Wayne Rogers - Morris Dees

Actors:

Finn Carter - Cynthia Speetgens

Actors:

William Howard - Fred Sanders

Actors:

Diane Ladd - Caroline Moore

Actors:

Andy Romano - Hardy Lott

Actors:

Richard Stahl - Judge Hendrick

Actors:

David Carpenter - Bill Walter

Actors:

Bill Cobbs - Charlie Evers

Actors:

Jordan Lund - Deputy

Actors:

Jerry Hardin - Barney DeLaughter

Actors:

Ramon Bieri - James Holley

Actors:

C.R. Doan - Bob Patterson

Actors:

Katherine Wood - Young Barbara Holder

Actors:

L.D. Bass Sr. - Black Man

Actors:

Monty Thomas - Security Guard

Actors:

Eliott Keener - Sheriff McMillan

Actors:

Brandon McKennah - Roy Wilkins

Actors:

William L. Donald - Waiter at Country Club

Actors:

Jim Stallings - Hollis Cresswell

Actors:

Michael Strasser - Bomb Squad Man

Actors:

Diana Bellamy - Barbara Holder

Actors:

Rance Howard - Ralph Hargrove

Actors:

Thomas Kopache - Thorn McIntyre

Actors:

Frank Hoyt Taylor - Dan Prince

Actors:

Sarah Hunley - Peggy Morgan

Actors:

Marilynn Lovell - Bridge Lady

Actors:

Jill Andr? - Bridge Lady

Actors:

Leigh French - Bridge Lady

Actors:

James Marshall Wolchok - Press Reporter

Actors:

John A. Horhn - CNN Reporter

Actors:

Spencer Garrett - Reporter

Actors:

Fenton Lawless - Reporter

Actors:

David Armstrong - Reporter

Actors:

Michael Hewes - Reporter

Actors:

James Homer Best - Reporter

Actors:

Thom Barry - Bennie Thompson

Actors:

Louis E. Armstrong - Louis Armstrong

Actors:

Ed Bryson - Ed Bryson

Actors:

Maggie Wade - Maggie Wade

Actors:

J. J. Shaback - Assistant D.A

Actors:

Keenan K. Evers - Daniel Evers-Everette

Actors:

Nicole Evers-Everette - Cambi Evers-Everette

Actors:

Dijon S. Williams - Keenan Evers

Actors:

Tracey Costello - Assistant D.A.

Actors:

Margo Martindale - Clara Mayfield ( Uncredited )

Actors:

Stokely Carmichael - Himself (archive footage)

Actors:

Medgar Evers - Himself (lies in state)

Actors:

Eva Ford - Courtroom Observer

Actors:

John F. Kennedy - Himself (Equal Rights speech)

Actors:

Martin Luther King - Himself (archive footage)

Actors:

Joe Louis - Himself (bends over opponent)

Actors:

Jesse Owens - Himself (races in Berlin)

Actors:

Jackie Robinson - Himself (runs to first base)

Actors:

John M. Sullivan II - CNN Reporter #2

Actors:

Malcolm X - Himself (archive footage)