Murder in Mississippi

Murder in Mississippi

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 5, 1990

In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.

Murder in Mississippi

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 5, 1990

Murder in Mississippi
In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers
Original title Murder in Mississippi
Directors Roger Young
Writers Stanley Weiser

Cast

Tom Hulce

as Mickey Schwerner

Jennifer Grey

as Rita Schwerner

Blair Underwood

as James Chaney

CCH Pounder

as Fannie Lee Chaney

Andre Braugher

as Dennis

Josh Charles

as Andrew Goodman

Walton Goggins

as Lyle

Greg Kinnear

as News reporter

John Dennis Johnston

as Hatchet-Faced Man

Royce D. Applegate

as Deputy Winter

Harry Caesar

as Hollis Watkins

Scott Lawrence

as Matt Suarez

Eugene Byrd

as Ben Jr.

Jill Jane Clements

as Ida Flowers

Thom Gossom Jr.

as Charlie Parham (as Thom Gossom)

Bill Coates

as Rev. Jenkins

Ted Manson

as Wilbur Combs

Tanzia Franks

as Barbara Chaney