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Ghosts of Mississippi
Synopsis
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith, 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 transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers, 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.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Rob Reiner,
  • Writer:
    Lewis Colick,
  • Producer:
    Andrew Scheinman, Frederick Zollo, Rob Reiner, Nicholas Paleologos,
  • Cinematographer:
    John Seale,
  • Editor:
    Robert Leighton,
  • Executive Producer:
    Jeffrey Stott, Charles Newirth,
  • Cast:
    James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen, Alec Baldwin, Susanna Thompson,
  • Co-Producer:
    Frank Capra III,
  • Casting:
    Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson,
  • Hairstylist:
    Barbara Lorenz,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Marc Shaiman,
  • Costume Design:
    Gloria Gresham,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Hallie D'Amore,
  • Art Direction:
    Christopher Burian-Mohr,
  • Screenplay:
    Lewis Colick,
  • Set Decoration:
    Karen O'Hara,
  • Music:
    Marc Shaiman,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Deborah La Mia Denaver, Matthew W. Mungle,
  • Production Design:
    Lilly Kilvert,

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