Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

Directed by

Rob Reiner

Genre

drama film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A prosecutor works to convict the man who assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers more than 30 years after the murder. The film follows the long legal fight and the personal toll on the Evers family and the prosecutor himself.

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What happens

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. It is the final film for character actor Ramon Bieri. Released by Sony Pictures Releasing on December 20, 1996, the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed just $13.3 million against its $36 million budget. However, the performances of Goldberg and Woods were widely praised, with the latter earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 69th Academy Awards, along with a nomination for Best Makeup. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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