Search - Ghosts of Mississippi on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 01/18/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Historical Film, Docudrama, Message Movie

This is a long-awaited film telling the story of the trials of Medgar Evers' killer. Medger Evers (James Pickens, Jr.) was a black civil-rights activist in Mississippi who was shot to death in 1963. Despite very persuasive evidence that Byron De La Beckwith (James Woods) was indeed his killer, the all-white juries hearing his case at that time acquitted him (he was tried twice). In this film, with the aid of Ever's widow Myrlie (Whoopie Goldberg), Bobby DeLaughter (Alec Baldwin), a young lawyer, gathers enough new evidence to bring Beckwith in for a third trial. Woods' performance as a wise-cracking bigot is one of the film's highlights. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Alec Baldwin - DeLaughter,Bobby
Whoopi Goldberg - Myrlie Evers
James Woods - Byron De La Beckwith
William H. Macy - Charlie Crisco
Craig T. Nelson - Peters,Ed
Bill Cobbs - Charlie Evers
Susanna Thompson - Peggy Lloyd

Rob Reiner's film about the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic 1.85:1 image is preferable to the standard full-frame 1.33:1 picture. English and French soundtracks are available in Dolby Digital Surround, but only the English track is closed-captioned. English and French subtitles can also be accessed. Although the film failed to strike a chord with the moviegoing public, Warner Brothers has done little to draw people in by way of extra features. A theatrical trailer represents the only supplemental material. It should be noted that the best aspect of the film, James Woods' frighteningly effective Oscar-nominated performance, comes across just as powerfully on the small screen as it did in theaters. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide