---
title: 'Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rob Reiner'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghosts-of-mississippi-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116410/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

1996 · 130 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Ghosts of Mississippi is a 1996 American biographical courtroom drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Woods. The film is based on the 1994 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist accused of the 1963 assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers. It is the final film for character actor Ramon Bieri.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rob Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-reiner)
- **Producer:** [Rob Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-reiner), [Andrew Scheinman](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-scheinman), [Charles Newirth](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-newirth), [Frederick M. Zollo](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-m-zollo), [Nicholas Paleologos](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-paleologos)
- **Screenplay:** [Lewis Colick](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-colick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Shaiman](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-shaiman)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-seale)
- **Editor:** [Robert Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-leighton)

## Cast

- [Wayne Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-rogers) as Morris Dees
- [James Pickens Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-pickens-jr) as Medgar Evers
- [Ramon Bieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-bieri) as James Holley
- [Alexa PenaVega](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexa-penavega) as Claire DeLaughter
- [Rance Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rance-howard)
- [Finn Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/finn-carter)
- [Michael O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-keefe) as Merrida Coxwell
- [Yolanda King](https://cinepixo.com/people/yolanda-king) as Reena Evers
- [Craig T. Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-t-nelson) as Ed Peters
- [Rex Linn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-linn) as Martin Scott
- [Terry O'Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-o-quinn) as Judge Hilburn
- [Margo Martindale](https://cinepixo.com/people/margo-martindale) as Clara Mayfield
- [Andy Romano](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-romano)
- [Bill Cobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cobbs) as Charles Evers
- [Brock Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/brock-peters) as Walter Williams

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghosts-of-mississippi-1996
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