Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

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PG-13 | 2 hr | Drama, Historical, Biopic, Period, Adaptation | Released: 12/20/1996 |Box Office Total: $13.0M

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Synopsis:

Shortly after midnight on June 12, 1963, an assassin's bullet ended the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, the first field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the state of Mississippi. His killer was white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith, who was released after two trials in 1963 ended in hung juries. Nearly thirty-one years would pass before justice would make its peace with Medgar Evers. After he is assigned to reopen the case, Assistant District Attorney Bobby DeLaughter enlists the aid of investigators Charlie Crisco and Benny Bennett in uncovering evidence once thought impossible to reclaim. Throughout a journey filled with self-doubt and public criticism, he pursues not only justice for Medgar and Myrlie, his victimized widow, but also proof that Mississippi can change for the better as well.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/20/1996

Director	Credit
Rob Reiner	Director
Cast	Credit
Alec Baldwin	Bobby DeLaughter
Whoopi Goldberg	Myrlie Evers
James Woods	Byron de la Beckwith
Craig T. Nelson	Ed Peters
Susanna Thompson	Peggy Lloyd
Lucas Black	Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello	Drew DeLaughter
Alexa Vega	Claire DeLaughter
William H. Macy	Charlie Crisco
Lloyd Bennett ('Benny')	Benny Bennett
Darrell Evers	Himself
Yolanda King	Reena Evers
James Van Evers	Van Evers
Jerry Levine	Jerry Mitchell
Sky Rumph	Jared Lloyd
Margo Martindale	Clara Mayfield
Zoaunne LeRoy	Thelma De La Beckwith
Michael O'Keefe	Merrida Coxwell
Bill Smitrovich	Jim Kitchens
Terry O'Quinn	Judge Hilburn
Rex Linn	Martin Scott
Bill Henderson	Minister
James Pickens Jr	Medgar Evers
Virginia Madsen	Dixie DeLaughter
G Ja'ron Henderson	Darrell - Age 11
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly	Reena - Age 10
Curtis Tyler Haynes	Van - Age 3
Richard Riehle	Tommy Mayfield
Jim Harley	Delamar Dennis
Bonnie Bartlett	Billie DeLaughter
Brock Peters	Walter Williams
Wayne Rogers	Morris Dees
Finn Carter	Cynthia Speetgens
William Howard	Fred Sanders
Diane Ladd	Caroline Moore
Andy Romano	Hardy Lott
Richard Stahl	Judge Hendrick
David Carpenter	Bill Waller
Bill Cobbs	Charlie Evers
Jordan Lund	Deputy
Jerry Hardin	Barney DeLaughter
Ramon Bieri	James Holley
C R Doan	Bob Patterson
Katherine Wood	Young Barbara Holder
L D Bass Sr	Black Man
Monty Thomas	Security Guard
Eliott Keener	Sheriff McMillan
Brandon McKennah	Roy Wilkins
William L Donald	Waiter at Country Club
Jim Stallings	Hollis Cresswell
Michael Strasser	Bomb Squad Man
Diana Bellamy	Barbara Holder
Rance Howard	Ralph Hargrove
Thomas Kopache	Thorn McIntyre
Frank Hoyt Taylor	Dan Prince
Sarah Hunley	Peggy Morgan
Marilynn Lovell	Bridge Lady
Jill Andre	Bridge Lady
Leigh French	Bridge Lady
James Marshall Wolchok	Press Reporter
John A Horhn	CNN Reporter
Spencer Garrett	Reporter
Fenton Lawless	Reporter
David Armstrong	Reporter
Michael Hewes	Reporter
James Homer Best	Reporter
Thom Barry	Bennie Thompson
Louis Armstrong	Himself
Ed Bryson	Himself
Maggie Wade	Herself
J J Chaback	Assistant District Attorney
Keanan K Evers	Daniel Evers-Everette
Nicole Evers-Everette	Cambi Evers-Everette
Dijon S Williams	Keanen Evers
Tracey Costello	Assistant District Attorney
Production Credits	Credit
Frank Capra III	Co-Producer
Rob Reiner	Producer
Jeff Stott	Executive Producer
Charles J. Newirth	Executive Producer
Fred Zollo	Producer
Nicholas Paleologos	Producer
Andrew Scheinman	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Frederick Zollo Production	Production Company
Castle Rock International	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Rank Film Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Mississippi, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Myrlie Evers	Book as Source Material
Lewis Colick	Screenplay
Bill Peters	Book as Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Julie Jones	Production Accountant
Peter McManus	Post-Production Accountant
Jason Bogard	Assistant Accountant
David M Atkinson	Assistant Accountant
Anne Scott	Post-Production Accountant
Woody Wolf	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Tristan P Bourne	Dresser
Christopher Burian-Mohr	Art Director
Lilly Kilvert	Production Designer
Alan S Kaye	Set Designer
Christopher S Nushawg	Assistant Art Director
Karen O'Hara	Set Decorator
Willie Grant ('Sweet')	Set Dresser
Elizabeth Flaherty	Art Department Coordinator
Kenneth Turek	Lead Person - leadman
Lisa Ozanne	Set Dresser
Nick Navarro	Assistant Art Director
Mark Pallatt	Set Dresser
Chris Pascuzzo	Set Dresser
Richard R Powell	Set Dresser
Peggy Casey	Set Dresser - set dressing buyer
Casting	Credit
Jennifer Fishman Pate	Casting Associate
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Lloyd Thomas	Catering
Willie Radcliff	Craft Service
Gary Ferraro	Catering
Carrie Czufin	Catering
Jody A Naccarato	Catering
Terri Ferraro	Catering
Peter M Starkman	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
P Scott Sakamoto	Steadicam Operator - "A" camera/Steadicam operator
Bob Putynkowksi	Color Timer
Cal Roberts	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
David Katz	Video Playback
Mark L Johnson	Camera - camera loader
Richard Beymer	Stock Footage - stock footage provider
Sidney R Baldwin	Photography - still photographer
John Seale	Director of Photography
Trevor Loomis	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Todd Murata	Assistant Camera Operator - 2nd assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Castle Rock International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Dionne Farris	Song Performer
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Mark Herman	Music - assistant music editor
Artie Kane	Music Conductor
Marc Shaiman	Composer - music composer
Marc Shaiman	Music Producer
Jeff Atmajian	Music Arranger - orchestration
Budapest String	Music Performer
Billy Taylor	Song - song lyrics
Scott Stambler	Music Editor
Patrick Russ	Music Arranger - orchestration
Nick Vidar	Music - music programmer
Dick Dallas	Song - song lyrics
Eddie Karam	Music Conductor
Tony Hallinan	Song Performer
Tony Hallinan	Song
Vince Gill	Song Performer
Dennis Sands	Music - music scoring mixer
Vince Gill	Song
Arlene Fishbach	Music - music consultant
Tony Bennett	Song Performer
Henry G Salvador	Song
Antonio Vivaldi	Music
Matthew Jones	Song Performer
Marcel Stellman	Song
The SNCC Freedom Singers	Song Performer
Muddy Waters	Song Performer
Matthew Jones	Song
Robert Johnson	Song Performer
McKinley Morganfield	Song
B B King	Song Performer
Elias McDaniel	Song
Melvin London	Song
Nina Simone	Song Performer
Robert Johnson	Song
Rick Darnell	Song
Roy Hawkins	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Rusty Hanson	Stunts - utility stunts
Gregg Elam	Stunt Coordinator
Jalon Raney	Stunts - utility stunts
Production Management	Credit
Allegra Clegg	Unit Production Manager
Frank Capra III	Assistant Director
Debra James	Production Coordinator
Charles Harrington	Location Manager
Kerry Lyn McKissick	Script Supervisor
Tricia Miles	Post-Production Supervisor
Paul LaZebnik	Assistant Production Coordinator
Wainani L Young	DGA Trainee
Douglas V R Shellow	Assistant Production Coordinator
Charles J. Newirth	Unit Production Manager
Liz Matthews	Location Manager
George Bamber	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
David Linck	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Eric Cheung	Sound - sound production assistant
Robert Eber	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Robert Grieve	Sound Editor
Joel Shryack	Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Bowerman	Boom Operator
Dan O'Connell	Foley
Kevin O'Connell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Carmen Flores de Tanis	ADR - ADR assistant
Kimberly Harris	ADR Editor
Nicholas James	Foley Editor
Mark A Lanza	Sound Editor
John Cucci	Foley
Lane Burch	ADR - ADR recordist
Meg Taylor	Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Yale	Foley Editor
Greg P Russell	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
David E Stone	Sound Editor
Rob Nokes	Assistant Sound Editor
Leigh French	ADR - ADR voice-over coordinator
Kim Drummond	Foley Editor
Yann Delpuech	Sound Editor
Nancy Tracy	Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Kyle Cooper	Titles - main titles creator
David Blitstein	Special Effects Coordinator
Billy Hansard	Special Effects - projected special effects
Alex Frisch	Visual Effects - main title digital compositing
Gary Schaedler	Special Effects Supervisor
Karin Fong	Titles - main titles creator
Fred Fouquet	Titles - main titles creator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Carl Fullerton	Makeup - Alec Baldwin's makeup
Barbara Lorenz	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Kelly Lindquist	Costumes - costumer
Marilyn Matthews	Assistant Costume Designer
Erwin H Kupitz	Wig Supplier - wigs design
Hallie D'Amore	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Gloria Gresham	Costume Designer
Chuck Velasco	Costume Supervisor
Adrienne Manhan	Costume Supervisor
David Mayreis	Costumes - costumer
Rick Provenzano	Hair Stylist - Alec Baldwin's hair stylist
Michael Germain	Makeup - Whoopi Goldberg's makeup
Matthew W Mungle	Makeup - James Wood's special old age makeup
Myron Baker	Costumes - Alec Baldwin's costumer
Julia Walker	Hair Stylist - Whoopi Goldberg's hair stylist
Hazel Catmull	Hair Stylist
Mandy Chamberlin	Costumes - Whoopi Goldberg's costumer
Deborah LaMia Denaver	Makeup - James Wood's special old age makeup

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