Directed by:
Rob ReinerScreenplay:
Lewis ColickCinematography:
John SealeComposer:
Marc ShaimanCast:
Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Virginia Madsen, Whoopi Goldberg, Susanna Thompson, Craig T. Nelson, Alexa PenaVega, William H. Macy, Lucas Black, Michael O'Keefe (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Fueled by James Woods's chilling portrayal of Klansman Byron De La Beckwith, the cold-blooded, unrepentant killer of Medgar Evers, GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI offers a compelling account based on the true story of the attempt to see justice served in spite of time, corruption, and a defiant community. During the 1960s, Myrlie Evers (stirringly portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg) witnessed her husband slain in her own driveway in front of her three young children. For 30 years, Mrs. Evers petitioned the courts to reopen his case, tried twice to questionable mistrial, with her pleas eternally falling on deaf ears. Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin), while certainly an ambitious attorney, is not the most likely candidate to take on the largely forgotten case of the shooting murder of Evers, a prominent civil rights worker. The son-in-law of a well-known (and well-known to be racist) judge, DeLaughter's civil rights history is negligible; however, as a father, the case strikes his sense of fairness, justice, and family, and he takes it. From there lies an uphill battle, as many in Mississippi, even at the end of the 20th century, still hold to the traditions of segregation and resentment of those who would change them. Despite these odds, Rob Reiner's film tells the moving story of one unlikely triumph over the horrors of the past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alec Baldwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/701/163701236_2c7c36.jpg)
Alec Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
![James Woods](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267831_5c09b8.jpg)
James Woods
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
![Virginia Madsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/961/164961388_8e0619.jpg)
Virginia Madsen
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy? (2005)
![Whoopi Goldberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420301_408a71.jpg)
Whoopi Goldberg
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
![Susanna Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443645_902b98.jpg)
Susanna Thompson
USA
Best movies:
Dragonfly (2002)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
![Craig T. Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270604_d367f0.jpg)
Craig T. Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Killing Fields (1984)
![Alexa PenaVega](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272767_f654f2.jpg)
Alexa PenaVega
USA
Best movies:
Do You Believe? (2015)
Spare Parts (2015)
23 Blast (2014)
![William H. Macy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/943/162943983_7c306b.jpg)
William H. Macy
USA
![Lucas Black](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040096_4e542f.jpg)
Lucas Black
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Jarhead (2005)
![Michael O'Keefe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/128/161128241_84a324.jpg)
Michael O'Keefe
USA
Best movies:
An American Crime (2007)
Split Image (1982)
Michael Clayton (2007)
![Terry O'Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/476/164476982_60eee2.png)
Terry O'Quinn
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Primal Fear (1996)
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
![Rex Linn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273375_7b452f.jpg)
Rex Linn
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Blast from the Past (1999)
![James Pickens Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/038/166038392_a13cbb.jpg)
James Pickens Jr.
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Requiem (2000) (video compilation)
The X Files: Dreamland (1998) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
![Richard Riehle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274007_68c278.jpg)
Richard Riehle
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
The Fugitive (1993)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Brock Peters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274178_05ad6b.jpg)
Brock Peters
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
![Wayne Rogers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270374_ba02c5.jpg)
Wayne Rogers
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
WUSA (1970)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
![Diane Ladd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267562_d40825.jpg)
Diane Ladd
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Chinatown (1974)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
![Bill Cobbs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270881_984402.jpg)
Bill Cobbs
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Demolition Man (1993)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Katherine Randolph
USA
Best movies:
Jarhead (2005)
Sonny (2002)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
![Margo Martindale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/063/167063620_78c7e8.jpg)
Margo Martindale
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Hours (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)