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Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

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Release Date: December 20, 1996 (Limited)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 130 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for strong scene of violence, racial dialogue.
Director: Rob Reiner
Writer: Lewis Colick
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, William H. Macy, Susanna Thompson, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Smitrovich, Wayne Rogers, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Jerry Levine

Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith (Woods),who on June 12, 1963 ended the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung jury. Nearly thirty-one years would pass before justice would make its peace with Medgar Evers. Through perseverance and faith, his case would be resurrected, and Read more

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