"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."
Alec Baldwin
as Bobby DeLaughter
Whoopi Goldberg
as Myrlie Evers
James Woods
as Byron De La Beckwith
Craig T. Nelson
as Ed Peters
Susanna Thompson
as Peggy Lloyd
Lucas Black
as Burt DeLaughter
Joseph Tello
as Drew DeLaughter
Alexa PenaVega
as Claire DeLaughter
William H. Macy
as Charlie Crisco
Lloyd 'Benny' Bennett
as Benny Bennett
Darrell Evers
as Darrell Evers
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
James Pickens Jr.
as Medgar Evers
Virginia Madsen
as Dixie DeLaughter
G. Ja'ron Henderson
as Darrell (Age 11)
Rae'Ven Larrymore 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
Wayne Rogers
as Morris Dees
Finn Carter
as Cynthia Speetgens
William Howard
as Fred Sanders
Diane Ladd
as Grandma Caroline Moore
Andy Romano
as Hardy Lott
Richard Stahl
as Judge Hendrick
David Carpenter
as Bill Walter
Bill Cobbs
as Charlie Evers
Jordan Lund
as Deputy
Jerry Hardin
as Grandpa Barney DeLaughter
Ramon Bieri
as James Holley
C.R. Doan
as Bob Patterson
Katherine Randolph
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
Marilyn Lovell
as Bridge Lady
Jill Andre
Leigh French
James Marshall Wolchok
as Press Reporter
John A. Horhn
as CNN Reporter
Spencer Garrett
as Reporter
Fenton Lawless
David Armstrong
Michael Hewes
James Homer Best
Thom Barry
as Bennie Thompson
Louis E. Armstrong
as Louis Armstrong
Ed Bryson
as Self
Maggie Wade
Jane Jenkins
as Assistant D.A.
Keenan K. Evers
as Daniel Evers-Everette
Nicole Evers-Everette
as Cambi Evers-Everette
Dijon S. Williams
as Keenan Evers
Tracey Costello
Greg Bronson
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Rob Reiner
Director
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Direction
Lewis Colick
Writer
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Karen O'Hara
Set Decoration
Hallie D'Amore
Key Makeup Artist
Charles Newirth
Executive Producer
Frederick Zollo
Producer
Nicholas Paleologos
Andrew Scheinman
Lilly Kilvert
Production Design
Casting
John Seale
Director of Photography
Janet Hirshenson
Jeffrey Stott
Frank Capra III
Co-Producer
Robert Leighton
Editor
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Matthew W. Mungle
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
Allegra Clegg
Unit Production Manager
First Assistant Director
George Bamber
Second Assistant Director
Greg Wayne Elam
Stunt Coordinator
Rusty Hanson
Utility Stunts
Jalon Raney
Craig Hosking
Drone Operator
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Script Supervisor
P. Scott Sakamoto
"A" Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Trish Gallaher Glenn
Property Master
Morris Flam
Gaffer
Robin Alan Knight
Key Grip
Robert Eber
Production Sound Mixer
Alan Edward Bell
Associate Editor
Danny Miller
Assistant Editor
Andrew Dickler
Bethany Hyde Orlemann
Cal Roberts
First Assistant Camera
Trevor Loomis
Second Assistant Camera
J. Steven Matzinger
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mark L. Johnson
Camera Loader
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Todd Y. Murata
Second Second Assistant Director
Steve Bowerman
Boom Operator
Kevin E. Patterson
Cableman
Julie Jones
Production Accountant
Robert Grieve
Supervising Sound Editor
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Chuck Velasco
Costume Supervisor
Adrienne Manhan
Marilyn Matthews
Assistant Costume Designer
Kelly Lindquist
Costumer
David M. Mayreis
Myron Baker
Mandy Chamberlin
Barbara Lorenz
Key Hair Stylist
Carl Fullerton
Rick Provenzano
Hairstylist
Michael Germain
Julia L. Walker
Erwin H. Kupitz
Wig Designer
Hazel Catmull
Christopher S. Nushawg
Assistant Art Director
Nick Navarro
Alan S. Kaye
Set Designer
Elizabeth Flaherty
Art Department Coordinator
David Blitstein
Special Effects Coordinator
Gary Schaedler
Special Effects Supervisor
Debra James
Production Coordinator
Paul LaZebnik
Assistant Production Coordinator
Douglas V.R. Shellow
David M. Atkinson
First Assistant Accountant
Jason Bogard
Woody Wolf
Second Assistant Accountant
Kenneth Turek
Leadman
Tristan Paris Bourne
On Set Dresser
Will Grant
Set Dresser
Lisa M. Ozanne
Mark W. Pallatt
Chris Pascuzzo
Richard R. Powell
Peggy Casey
Set Dressing Buyer
Bryan D. Garofalo
Assistant Property Master
David Saltzman
Greg Benge
John Carney
Best Boy Electric
John L. Dardis
Electrician
Curtis Failor
Katie Nilson
Eric Wycoff
Gregg Guellow
Best Boy Grip
Chuck Brown
Dolly Grip
Kirk Bales
Grip
Todd Mitchell Griffith
Ted Lewis
Paul Wilkowsky
Charles Harrington
Location Manager
Liz Matthews
David Linck
Unit Publicist
Jennifer Pate
Casting Associate
Butch West
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Eskridge
Standby Painter
Tim Roslan
Transportation Coordinator
Eddie Lee Voelker
Transportation Captain
Steve Mann
Picture Car Coordinator
Tricia Miles
Post Production Coordinator
Peter McManus
Post Production Accountant
Anne Scott
Jeffrey R. Payne
Dialogue Editor
Mark Yardas
Alison Fisher
Mark A. Lanza
Sound Editor
David E. Stone
Yann Delpuech
Kimberly Harris
Supervising ADR Editor
Lane Burch
ADR Recordist
Gloria Gresham
Costume Designer
Nicholas James
Foley Editor
Dan Yale
Kim Haves
Joel Shryack
First Assistant Sound Editor
Meg Taylor
Assistant Sound Editor
Rob Nokes
Nancy Tracy
Music Producer
Artie Kane
Conductor
Eddie Karam
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Patrick Russ
Scott Stambler
Music Editor
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Arlene Fishbach
Music Consultant