Les Fantômes du passé
Ghosts of Mississippi
Le 12 juin 1963, l'activiste noir Medgar Evers est abattu par Byron De La Beckwith. Bien que la culpabilité de l'assassin, raciste avoué, ne fasse aucun doute, l'homme est acquitté par un jury composé de Blancs. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, Myrlie, veuve de la victime, demande au procureur Bobby DeLaughter de rouvrir le dossier. L'ambitieux juriste se laisse convaincre, malgré l'opposition de son épouse, qui craint de le voir compromettre sa carrière. Il ne tarde pas à comprendre que le procès a été bâclé. Son travail est d'autant plus difficile que la plupart des témoins de l'époque sont morts ou refusent de comparaître. Mais DeLaughter rencontre un homme, qui dit avoir entendu De La Beckwith se vanter d'avoir tué Evers au cours d'un meeting organisé par un groupe d'extrême droite...
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Cast
Craig T. Nelson
as Ed Peters
William H. Macy
as Charlie Crisco
Margo Martindale
as Clara Mayfield
Zoaunne LeRoy
as Thelma De La Beckwith
Bill Henderson
as Minister
Andy Romano
as Hardy Lott
Thomas Kopache
as Thorn McIntyre
Lucas Black
as Burt DeLaughter
Jerry Levine
as Jerry Mitchell
Terry O'Quinn
as Judge Hilburn
Richard Stahl
as Judge Hendrick
Jordan Lund
as Deputy
Bill Smitrovich
as Jim Kitchens
Virginia Madsen
as Dixie DeLaughter
Brock Peters
as Walter Williams
David Carpenter
as Bill Walter
Whoopi Goldberg
as Myrlie Evers
Susanna Thompson
as Peggy Lloyd
Rex Linn
as Martin Scott
Diana Bellamy
as Barbara Holder
Rance Howard
as Ralph Hargrove
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Dan Prince
Richard Riehle
as Tommy Mayfield
Finn Carter
as Cynthia Speetgens
Bill Cobbs
as Charlie Evers
Ramon Bieri
as James Holley
Sarah Hunley
as Peggy Morgan
Alec Baldwin
as Bobby DeLaughter
James Pickens Jr.
as Medgar Evers
Diane Ladd
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Greg Bronson
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
James Woods
as Byron De La Beckwith
Alexa PenaVega
as Claire DeLaughter
Yolanda King
as Reena Evers
Michael O'Keefe
as Merrida Coxwell
Jerry Hardin
as Grandpa Barney DeLaughter
Bonnie Bartlett
as Billie DeLaughter
Wayne Rogers
as Morris Dees
Crew
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
Lewis Colick
Writer
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Matthew W. Mungle
Makeup Artist
Charles Newirth
Executive Producer
Frederick Zollo
Producer
Jane Jenkins
Casting
John Seale
Director of Photography
Rob Reiner
Director, Producer