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CERTIFICATION | PG-13 |
DIRECTOR | Rob Reiner |
ACTOR(S) | Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Craig T. Nelson, William H. Macy more.... |
COLOR | N/A |
SOUND | N/A |
ASPECT | none available |
YEAR | 1996 |
DURATION | 2 mins. |
GENRE | N/A |
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.
| Director: | |
| Rob Reiner | Director |
| Cast: | |
| Alec Baldwin | as Bobby Delaughter |
| Whoopi Goldberg | as Myrlie Evers |
| James Woods | as Byron De La Beckwith |
| Craig T. Nelson | as Ed Peters |
| William H. Macy | as Charlie Crisco |
| Susanna Thompson | as Peggy Lloyd |
| Lucas Black | as Burt Delaughter |
| Joseph Tello | as Drew Delaughter |
| Alexa Vega | as Claire Delaughter |
| Lloyd Bennett (Benny) | as Benny Bennett |
| Darrell Evers | as Himself |
| Yolanda King | as Reena Evers |
| James Van Evers | as Van Evers |
| Jerry Levine | as Jerry Mitchell |
| Sky Rumph | as Jared Lloyd |
| Margo Martindale | as Clara Mayfield |
| Zoaunne LeRoy | as Thelma De La Beckwith |
| Michael O'Keefe | as Merrida Coxwell |
| Bill Smitrovich | as Jim Kitchens |
| Terry O'Quinn | as Judge Hilburn |
| Rex Linn | as Martin Scott |
| Bill Henderson | as Minister |
| Virginia Madsen | as Dixie Delaughter |
| G. Ja'ron Henderson | as Darrell - Age 11 |
| Rae'ven Kelly | as Reena - Age 10 |
| Curtis Tyler Haynes | as Van - Age 3 |
| Richard Riehle | as Tommy Mayfield |
| Jim Harley | as Delamar Dennis |
| Bonnie Bartlett | as Billie Delaughter |
| Brock Peters | as Walter Williams |
| Finn Carter | as Cynthia Speetgens |
| William Howard | as Fred Sanders |
| Diane Ladd | as Caroline Moore |
| Andy Romano | as Hardy Lott |
| Richard Stahl | as Judge Hendrick |
| David Carpenter | as Bill Waller |
| Bill Cobbs | as Charlie Evers |
| Jordan Lund | as Deputy |
| Jerry Hardin | as Barney Delaughter |
| Ramon Bieri | as James Holley |
| C R Doan | as Bob Patterson |
| Katherine Wood | as Young Barbara Holder |
| L D Bass Sr. | as Black Man |
| Monty Thomas | as Security Guard |
| Eliott Keener | as Sheriff Mcmillan |
| Brandon McKennah | as Roy Wilkins |
| William L. Donald | as Waiter At Country Club |
| Jim Stallings | as Hollis Cresswell |
| Michael Strasser | as Bomb Squad Man |
| Diana Bellamy | as Barbara Holder |
| Rance Howard | as Ralph Hargrove |
| Thomas Kopache | as Thorn Mcintyre |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | as Dan Prince |
| Sarah Hunley | as Peggy Morgan |
| Marilynn Lovell | as Bridge Lady |
| Jill Andre | as Bridge Lady |
| Leigh French | as Bridge Lady |
| James Marshall Wolchok | as Press Reporter |
| John A. Horhn | as Cnn Reporter |
| Spencer Garrett | as Reporter |
| Fenton Lawless | as Reporter |
| David Armstrong | as Reporter |
| Michael Hewes | as Reporter |
| James Homer Best | as Reporter |
| Thom Barry | as Bennie Thompson |
| Louis Armstrong | as Himself |
| Ed Bryson | as Himself |
| Maggie Wade | as Herself |
| J. J. Chaback | as Assistant District Attorney |
| Keanan K Evers | as Daniel Evers-Everette |
| Nicole Evers-Everette | as Cambi Evers-Everette |
| Dijon S. Williams | as Keanen Evers |
| Tracey Costello | as Assistant District Attorney |
| Kenneth Turek | as Leadman |
| Budapest String (Budapest String) | as Performer |
| Cinematography: | |
| John Seale | Director Of Photography |
| Mark L Johnson | Camera Loader |
| Cal Roberts | 1st Assistant Camera |
| Trevor Loomis | 2nd Assistant Camera |
| Todd Murata | Second 2nd Assistant Camera |
| P Scott Sakamoto | "A" Camera/Steadicam Operator |
| David Katz | Video Playback |
| Writer: | |
| Lewis Colick | Screenwriter |
| Myrlie Evers | Book As Source Material ("For Us The Living") |
| Bill Peters | Book As Source Material ("For Us The Living") |
| Kerry Lyn Mckissick | Script Supervisor |
| Producer: | |
| Rob Reiner | Producer |
| Fred Zollo | Producer |
| Nicholas Paleologos | Producer |
| Andrew Scheinman | Producer |
| Jeff Stott | Executive Producer |
| Charles J. Newirth | Executive Producer |
| Frank Capra | Co-Producer |
| Editing: | |
| Robert Leighton | Editor |
| Alan Edward Bell | Film Editor |
| Danny Miller | Assistant Film Editor |
| Andrew Dickler | Assistant Film Editor |
| Bethany Orlemann | Assistant Film Editor |
| Jeffery R Payne | Dialogue Editor |
| Mark Yardas | Dialogue Editor |
| Alison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Music: | |
| Mark Herman | Assistant Music Editor |
| Nick Vidar | Music Programmer |
| Dennis Sands | Music Scoring Mixer |
| Arlene Fishbach | Music Consultant |
| Antonio Vivaldi | Music ("Violin Concerto Op 8") |
| Marc Shaiman | Music Composer |
| Artie Kane | Music Conductor |
| Eddie Karam | Music Conductor |
| Billy Taylor | Song Lyrics ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free") |
| Dick Dallas | Song Lyrics ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free") |
| Tony Hallinan | Song |
| Vince Gill | Song |
| Henry G Salvador | Song ("I Will Live My Life For You") |
| Marcel Stellman | Song ("I Will Live My Life For You") |
| Matthew Jones | Song |
| McKinley Morganfield | Song ("Mannish Boy") |
| Elias Mcdaniel | Song ("Mannish Boy") |
| Melvin London | Song ("Mannish Boy") |
| Robert Johnson | Song |
| Rick Darnell | Song ("The Thrill Is Gone") |
| Roy Hawkins | Song ("The Thrill Is Gone") |
| Dionne Farris | Song Performer ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free") |
| Tony Hallinan | Song Performer ("Screamin'") |
| Vince Gill | Song Performer ("Turn Me Loose") |
| Tony Bennett | Song Performer ("I Will Live My Life For You") |
| Matthew Jones | Song Performer ("The Ballad Of Medgar Evers" (The Sncc Freedom Singers)) |
| The Sncc Freedom Singers (The Sncc Freedom Singers) | Song Performer ("The Ballad Of Medgar Evers") |
| Muddy Waters | Song Performer ("Mannish Boy") |
| Robert Johnson | Song Performer ("Walkin' Blues") |
| B. B. King | Song Performer ("The Thrill Is Gone") |
| Nina Simone | Song Performer ("I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free") |
| Sandy De Crescent | Music Contractor |
| Marc Shaiman | Music Producer |
| Jeff Atmajian | Orchestration |
| Patrick Russ | Orchestration |
| Scott Stambler | Music Editor |
| Title Design: | |
| Kyle Cooper | Main Titles Creator (Imaginary Forces) |
| Karin Fong | Main Titles Creator (Imaginary Forces) |
| Fred Fouquet | Main Titles Creator (Imaginary Forces) |
| Assistant Direction: | |
| Frank Capra | 1st Assistant Director |
| George Bamber | 2nd Assistant Director |
| Art Director: | |
| Christopher Burian-Mohr | Art Director |
| Christopher S Nushawg | Assistant Art Director |
| Nick Navarro | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects: | |
| Billy Hansard | Projected Special Effects |
| Alex Frisch | Main Title Digital Compositing (525 Post Production) |
| Gary Schaedler | Special Effects Supervisor |
| David Blitstein | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Make-Up: | |
| Carl Fullerton | Alec Baldwin'S Makeup |
| Michael Germain | Whoopi Goldberg'S Makeup |
| Matthew W. Mungle | James Wood'S Special Old Age Makeup |
| Deborah LaMia Denevar | James Wood'S Special Old Age Makeup |
| Hallie D'Amore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Lorenz | Key Hairstylist |
| Rick Provenzano | Alec Baldwin'S Hair Stylist |
| Julia Walker | Whoopi Goldberg'S Hair Stylist |
| Hazel Catmull | Hair Stylist |
| Costume-Wardrobe: | |
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Designer |
| Kelly Lindquist | Costumer |
| David Mayreis | Costumer |
| Myron Baker | Alec Baldwin'S Costumer |
| Mandy Chamberlin | Whoopi Goldberg'S Costumer |
| Chuck Velasco | Costume Supervisor |
| Adrienne Manhan | Costume Supervisor |
| Marilyn Matthews | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Erwin H Kupitz | Wigs Design (For James Wood) |
| Art Department: | |
| Elizabeth Flaherty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Willie Grant (Sweet) | Set Dresser |
| Lisa Ozanne | Set Dresser |
| Mark Pallatt | Set Dresser |
| Chris Pascuzzo | Set Dresser |
| Richard R Powell | Set Dresser |
| Peggy Casey | Set Dressing Buyer |
| Karen O'Hara | Set Decorator |
| Alan S Kaye | Set Designer |
| Bryan Garofalo | Assistant Property Master |
| David Saltzman | Assistant Property Master |
| Greg Benge | Assistant Property Master |
| Production Designer: | |
| Lilly Kilvert | Production Designer |
| Sound: | |
| Eric Cheung | Sound Production Assistant |
| Robert Grieve | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mark Lanza | Sound Editor |
| David E Stone | Sound Editor |
| Yann Delpuech | Sound Editor |
| Robert Eber | Production Sound Mixer |
| Joel Shryack | 1st Assistant Sound Editor |
| Meg Taylor | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Rob Nokes | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Nancy Tracy | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kevin O'Connell | Re-Recording Mixer |
| Greg P. Russell | Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley (One Step Up) |
| John Cucci | Foley (One Step Up) |
| Nicholas James | Foley Editor |
| Dan Yale | Foley Editor |
| Kim Drummond | Foley Editor |
| Carmen Flores De Tanis | Adr Assistant |
| Lane Burch | Adr Recordist |
| Leigh French | Adr Voice-Over Coordinator |
| Kimberly Harris | Supervising Adr Editor |
| Casting: | |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Jennifer Fishman Pate | Casting Associate |
| Stunts: | |
| Rusty Hanson | Utility Stunts |
| Jalon Raney | Utility Stunts |
| Gregg Elam | Stunt Coordinator |
| Publicity: | |
| David Linck | Unit Publicist |
| Production Companies: | |
| Zollo Productions Inc | Production Company |
| Castle Rock Entertainment | Production Company |
| Rich King Casting | Production Company |
| For Stars Catering | Production Company |
| Preferred Craft Service Co | Production Company |
| One Step Up Inc. | Production Company |
| Joann Kane Music Service | Production Company |
| Pacific Title & Art Studio | Production Company |
| Abc News Videosource | Production Company |
| Culver Pictures Inc | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Field Hands Productions | Production Company |
| Associated Press | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Getty Images | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Bbc Archives | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Bettmann Archives | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Nbc News | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Production Company | |
| Production Company | |
| Thirteen/Wnet | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Production Company | |
| Columbia Pictures | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Warner Bros. Studio Facilities | Production Company |
| Audio-Visual Records Mississippi Department Of Archives And History | Production Company |
| Imaginary Forces | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| Panavision, Ltd. | Production Company |
| World Travel Partners | Production Company |
| Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc. | Production Company |
| Paskal Lighting | Production Company |
| Production Company | |
| 4 Corners Entertainment | Production Company |
| Todd-Ao | Production Company |
| Sony Pictures Scoring Stage | Production Company |
| Soundelux | Production Company |
| Technicolor | Production Company |
| Naacp Productions | Production Company |
| University Microfilm Inc | Production Company |
| Ward Emling | Production Company |
| Mississippi Film Office | Production Company |
| Sinclair Oil Corporation | Production Company |
| Estate Of Robert Johnson | Production Company |
| Turner Entertainment Company | Theatrical Distributor |
| Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh | Theatrical Distributor |
| Medusa Film | Theatrical Distributor |
| Skifan Hf | Theatrical Distributor |
| Cts | Theatrical Distributor |
| Constantin Film Verleih Gmbh | Theatrical Distributor |
| Sony Pictures Releasing | Domestic Theatrical Distributor |
| Rank Film Distribution | Foreign Theatrical Distributor |
| Castle Rock Entertainment | Foreign Distribution Sales |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Domestic Video Distributor |
| Film Production - Main: | |
| Liz Probst | Paymaster |
| Bettina O'Mara | Production Promotions Coordinator |
| Debra James | Production Coordinator |
| Julie Jones | Production Accountant |
| Jonathan Capra | Production Assistant |
| Nina F Parikh | Production Assistant |
| C Benny Douglas III | Production Assistant |
| Michael Parker | Production Assistant |
| Cara Giannini | Production Assistant |
| Eli Roth | Production Assistant |
| Al Lewis | Production Assistant |
| Stephanie Lee Stears | Production Assistant |
| Dylan K Massin | Production Assistant |
| Rebecca Stefan | Production Assistant |
| Fae Moore | Production Assistant |
| Richard Stockmon | Production Assistant |
| Jim J O'Banion | Production Assistant |
| Ashley B Taylor | Production Assistant |
| Greg Pace | Production Assistant |
| Jeffery Trachtman | Production Assistant |
| Steve Bowerman | Boom Operator |
| John F Carney | Best Boy |
| Gregg Guellow | Best Boy Grip |
| Paul Lazebnik | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Douglas V R Shellow | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Chuck Brown | Dolly Grip |
| Olivia M Baker Coklin | Driver |
| Ed Powell | Driver |
| Ted Basso | Driver |
| William Prevatte | Driver |
| Vaughn R Bladen | Driver |
| Fred Robbins | Driver |
| Jan Dally | Driver |
| Wayne Roberts | Driver |
| Tom Donovan | Driver |
| Michael B Russell | Driver |
| Steve Hellerstein | Driver |
| Craig Scott | Driver |
| Clyde K Johnson | Driver |
| Timothy Sheehan | Driver |
| Fred Liberman | Driver |
| Guy D Tardif | Driver |
| John Wayne Moore | Driver |
| Hank Van Apeldoorn | Driver |
| Mo Flam | Gaffer |
| Kirk E Bales | Grip |
| Todd Griffith | Grip |
| Ted Lewis | Grip |
| Paul Wilkowsky | Grip |
| Robin Knight | Key Grip |
| Sidney R. Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Eddie Lee Voelker | Transportation Captain |
| Tim Roslan | Transportation Coordinator |
| Willie Radcliff | Craft Service |
| Film Production - Unit: | |
| Allegra Clegg | Unit Production Manager |
| Charles J. Newirth | Unit Production Manager |
| Film Production - Construction/Set: | |
| Butch West | Construction Coordinator |
| Tristan Bourne | On Set Dresser |
| Sean Gallagher | Construction Foreman |
| John Holcombe | Construction Foreman |
| Michael Molen | Construction Foreman |
| William H Phen | Construction Foreman |
| Hal Schlax | Construction Foreman |
| Trish Gallaher Glenn | Property Master |
| Film Production - Lighting/Electrical: | |
| John L Dardis | Electrician |
| Curtis Failor | Electrician |
| Katie Nilson | Electrician |
| Eric Wycoff | Electrician |
| Film Production - Arial: | |
| Craig Hosking | Helicopter Pilot |
| Post Production: | |
| Tricia Miles | Post-Production Supervisor |
| Bob Putynkowksi | Color Timer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Peter Mcmanus | Post-Production Accountant |
| Anne Scott | Post-Production Accountant |
| Location Manager: | |
| Charles Harrington | Location Manager |
| Liz Matthews | Location Manager |
| Misc. Crew: | |
| Jason Bogard | 1st Assistant Accountant |
| David M Atkinson | 1st Assistant Accountant |
| Woody Wolf | 2nd Assistant Accountant |
| J. Steven Matzinger | 1st Assistant ("B" Camera) |
| Pam Jones | Assistant (To Rob Reiner) |
| Bostic Beard | Assistant (To Rob Reiner) |
| Marci Rosenberg | Assistant (To Jeffrey Stott) |
| Loretta Whittingham | Assistant (To Jeffrey Stott) |
| Jamie Gordon | Assistant (To Charles Newirth) |
| Diva Haase | Assistant (To Frederick Zollo) |
| Glenn Zoller | Assistant (To Alec Baldwin) |
| Tom Leonardis | Assistant (To Whoopi Goldberg) |
| Lloyd Thomas | Catering |
| Gary C Ferraro | Catering |
| Carrie Czufin | Catering |
| Jody A Naccarato | Catering |
| Terri Ferraro | Catering |
| Peter M Starkman | Catering |
| Carmen C Mazarow | Supervisor |
| Deborah Ricketts | Supervisor |
| Myrlie Evers | Consultant |
| Willie Morris | Consultant |
| Wainani L Young | Dga Trainee |
| Brooks Baldwin | Dialect Coach |
| Robert A. Blackburn | Other |
| Bobby J Garren | Other |
| Dan Higgins | Other |
| Yvonne Williams | Other |
| Philip Wood | Other |
| Dennis Butterworth | Other |
| Mervyn Warren | Other |
| Steven Mann | Other |
| Marc Shaiman | Other |
| Kevin Patterson | Other |
| Chuck Eskridge | Other |
| David R Lawson | Other |
| Jess Gonchor | Other |
| Kevin Berman | Location Security Provider |
| Richard Augenstein | Location Security Provider |
| Michael Dimarzo | Location Security Provider |
| Richard Beymer | Stock Footage Provider |
| Marc Shaiman | Various |
| Kevin Patterson | Various |
| Marge L Schlaifer | Various |
| Robert A. Blackburn | Various |
| Jess Gonchor | Various |
| Bobby J Garren | Various |
| Dennis Butterworth | Various |
| Chuck Eskridge | Various |
| Steven Mann | Various |
| David R Lawson | Various |
| Mona S Edwards | Various |
| Lou Sumien Jr. | Various |
| Dionne Farris | Various |
| Yvonne Williams | Various |
| Dan Higgins | Various |
| Mervyn Warren | Various |
| Philip Wood | Various |
| Eric Cheung | Sound |
| Special Thanks: | |
| Delmar Dennis | Special Thanks |
| William H Mcilhany | Special Thanks ("Klandestine" Author) |
Limited Release in United States December 20, 1996
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States Winter December 20, 1996
Wide Release in United States January 3, 1997
The story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers has previously been told in the PBS/American Playhouse film "For Us, the Living" (USA/1983), directed by Michael Schultz and starring Howard E. Rollins, Jr. and Irene Cara.
Began shooting April 30, 1996.
Completed shooting July 26, 1996.
Wide Release in United States January 3, 1997
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Limited Release in United States December 20, 1996
Released in United States Winter December 20, 1996
AA-Best Makeup in 1996
AA-Best Supporting Actor in 1996
