Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith (Woods), the assassin of the 1960s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby De Laughter's (Baldwin) transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers (Goldberg), the widow of Medgar Evers, 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.
PG-13
HD
Drama
1996
130 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Ghosts of Mississippi
- Duration : 130 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Lewis Colick
- Directors : Rob Reiner min
- Imdb : 6.6 (8169 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.4 (8578 votes)
- Actors : Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen, Whoopi Goldberg
Movie Storyline
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith (Woods), the assassin of the 1960s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries. The movie then covers District Attorney, Bobby De Laughter's (Baldwin) transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers (Goldberg), the widow of Medgar Evers, 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.