Murder in Mississippi
Brief Synopsis
Based on the true story of the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman -- civil rights workers in Mississippi -- by a gang of police and Ku Klux Klan terrorists.
Cast & Crew
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Roger Young
Director
Etta James
Greg Kinnear
Alonzo Ward
P J Shinnal
Blair Underwood
Film Details
Also Known As
Mississippi Summer
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1990
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Griffin, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Based on the true story of the 1964 murders of James Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman -- civil rights workers in Mississippi -- by a gang of police and Ku Klux Klan terrorists.
Director
Roger Young
Director
Cast
Etta James
Greg Kinnear
Alonzo Ward
P J Shinnal
Blair Underwood
Harry Caesar
Scott Lawrence
Bill Coates
Ted Manson
Muriel Moore
Cch Pounder
L. Warren Young
Judson Vaughn
Royce D Applegate
Cavanaugh Yelling
Eugene Byrd
Charlotte Walker
Jill Jane Clements
Andrt Braugher
John Dennis Johnson
Ray Mckinnon
Tanzia Franks
Walton Goggins
Tom Nowicki
Josh Charles
Tom Hulce
Billy Ray Reynolds
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Lou Walker
Thom Gossom
Jennifer Grey
Joan Riordan
Elizabeth Omilami
J Don Ferguson
Crew
Lynn Barber
Makeup
Charles C Bennett
Production Designer
Helen Butler
Costume Designer
Karen E Collins
Assistant Director
Mason Daring
Music
Frank Davis
Assistant Director
Kathy Durning
Music Editor
Debra Duval
Assistant Director
Mary H. Ellis
Sound
Ronald E Green
Property Master
Shay Griffin
Local Casting
Frank Hoenack
Sound Editor
Jeremy Hoenack
Sound Editor
Gail Hunter
Script Supervisor
Craig Huston
Assistant Director
Philip Ivey
Hair
Etta James
Song Performer
Cheryl Kilbourne-kimpton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Tova Laiter
Co-Executive Producer
Ingeborg Larson
Sound Editor
Susan Levinson Bixby
Production Coordinator
Joseph Litsch
Set Decorator
Ross Maehl
Lighting Director
Bucky Moore
Property Master
Donald M Morgan
Director Of Photography
Richard Prince
Production Manager
C Alan Rawlins
Key Grip
Marcia Ross
Casting
Douglas Ryan
Camera Operator
Lonnie Smith
Stunt Coordinator
Bernard Sofronski
Executive Producer
Ben Stein
Source Material (From Article)
Kathleen Jo Stude-elliott
Assistant Editor
Stanley Weiser
Screenplay
Benjamin A Weissman
Editor
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Mark M. Wolper
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Mississippi Summer
Genre
Historical
Release Date
1990
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Griffin, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 5, 1990
Aired in United States January 15, 2008
Began shooting July 17, 1989.
Completed shooting August 22, 1989.
