Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

130 mins | Drama | Dec. 20, 1996

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Ghosts of Mississippi

130 mins | Drama | Dec. 20, 1996

Ghosts of Mississippi
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Castle Rock Entertainment
Original title Ghosts of Mississippi
Directors Rob Reiner
Writers Lewis Colick

Cast

Alec Baldwin

as Bobby DeLaughter

James Woods

as Byron De La Beckwith

Virginia Madsen

as Dixie DeLaughter

Whoopi Goldberg

as Myrlie Evers

Susanna Thompson

as Peggy Lloyd

Craig T. Nelson

as Ed Peters

Lucas Black

as Burt DeLaughter

Joseph Tello

as Drew DeLaughter

Alexa PenaVega

as Claire DeLaughter

William H. Macy

as Charlie Crisco

Darrell Evers

as Himself

Yolanda King

as Reena Evers

Jerry Levine

as Jerry Mitchell

Michael O'Keefe

as Merrida Coxwell

Bill Smitrovich

as Jim Kitchens

Terry O'Quinn

as Judge Hilburn

Rex Linn

as Martin Scott

Bill Henderson

as Minister

James Pickens Jr.

as Medgar Evers

Richard Riehle

as Tommy Mayfield

Jim Harley

as Delamar Dennis

Bonnie Bartlett

as Billie DeLaughter

Brock Peters

as Walter Williams

Wayne Rogers

as Morris Dees

Finn Carter

as Cynthia Speetgens

Diane Ladd

as Grandma Caroline Moore

Andy Romano

as Hardy Lott

Richard Stahl

as Judge Hendrick

David Carpenter

as Bill Walter

Bill Cobbs

as Charlie Evers

Jordan Lund

as Deputy

Jerry Hardin

as Grandpa Barney DeLaughter

Ramon Bieri

as James Holley

Diana Bellamy

as Barbara Holder

Rance Howard

as Ralph Hargrove

Thomas Kopache

as Thorn McIntyre

Frank Hoyt Taylor

as Dan Prince

Sarah Hunley

as Peggy Morgan

Greg Bronson

as Court Bailiff (uncredited)