Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

movie

(12145)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, History
Release: 1997-01-03
Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Lewis Colick
Language: English
Stars: Alec Baldwin , James Woods , Whoopi Goldberg , Virginia Madsen , Susanna Thompson , Craig T. Nelson , Lucas Black , Joseph Tello , Alexa PenaVega , William H. Macy
Runtime: 130 min
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 9 nominations total
AKA: Fantasmas do Passado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Ha-Ruhot Shel Mississipi (Israel) , Skuggor från det förflutna (Sweden) , Призраците на Мисисипи (Bulgaria) , L'agguato - Ghosts from the past (Italy) , Призраки Миссисипи (Russian Federation) , Fantômes du Mississippi (Canada) , Duhovi Mississippija (Croatia) , ゴースト・オブ・ミシシッピー (Japan) , Fantasmas del pasado (Spain) , Fantasmas del pasado (Peru) , Ghosts from the Past (United Kingdom) , Geçmişten ruhlar (Turkey) , Ghosts of Mississippi (Canada) , Duchy Missisipi (Poland) , Menneisyyden aaveet (Finland) , Φαντάσματα από το παρελθόν (Greece) , 密西西比的謀殺案 (Taiwan) , Ghosts of Mississippi (United States of America) , Misisipes vaiduokliai (Lithuania) , Fantasmas do Passado (Brazil) , Kísért a múlt (Hungary) , Ghosts of Mississippi (Australia) , Fantasmas del pasado (Argentina) , Das Attentat (Austria) , Духови Мисисипија (Serbia) , Das Attentat (Germany) , Ghosts of Mississippi , Les fantômes du passé (France, French Republic)
Plot: Ghosts of Mississippi is a real-life drama covering the final trial of Byron De La Beckwith, the assassin of heroic civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The movie begins with the murder on June 12, 1963 and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in hung juries. The movie then covers district attorney Bobby De Laughter's transformation and alliance with Myrlie Evers, Medgar Evers' widow, as he becomes more involved with bringing Beckwith to trial for the third time 30 years later. Byron De La Beckwith was convicted on February 5, 1994, after having remained a free man for much of the 30 years after the murder, giving justice for Medgar Evers' family.
IMDB:tt0116410