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Ghosts of Mississippi(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-12-20
66%
155 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
A forgotten crime. An impossible case. A final chance... for justice.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $30,000,000.00
Revenue: $13,323,144.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Ghosts of Mississippi
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
Alexa PenaVega
Claire DeLaughter
William H. Macy
Charlie Crisco
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