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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 third trial of Byron De La Beckwith, who killed civil rights leader Medgar Evers in 1963. Starring Alec Baldwin, James Woods and Whoopi Goldberg, directed by Rob Reiner.
- (12K)
- Drama, History
- Rob Reiner
- 1997-01-03
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.
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, while praising the performances of Whoopi Goldberg and Alec Baldwin.
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- Rob Reiner
- PG-13
- Alec Baldwin
Ghosts of Mississippi is a real-life drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the assassin of heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The movie begins with the murder on June 12, 1963 and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries.
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. Starring Alec Baldwin Whoopi...
