Rob Reiner Director, Producer Alec Baldwin Bobby DeLaughter, Assistant D.A. Hinds Co. Mississippi Actor Whoopi Goldberg Myrlie Evers Actor James Woods Byron De La Beckwith Actor Craig T. Nelson Ed Peters, District Attorney Hinds Co. Mississippi Actor Susanna Thompson Peggy Lloyd Actor Lucas Black Burt DeLaughter Actor William H. Macy Charlie Crisco, Bobby DeLaughter's Assistant Actor Lloyd Bennett Benny Bennett Actor James Pickens Jr. Medgar Evers Actor Virginia Madsen Dixie DeLaughter Actor Wayne Rogers Morris Dees Actor Bill Cobbs Charlie Evers Actor Lewis Colick Writer Charles Newirth Executive Producer Jeffrey Stott Executive Producer Frederick Zollo Producer Andrew Scheinman Producer Nicholas Paleologos Producer Marc Shaiman Original Music John Seale Cinematographer Robert Leighton Film Editing Janet Hirshenson Casting Jane Jenkins Casting Lilly Kilvert Production Design Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Director Karen O'Hara Set Decoration Gloria Gresham Costume Design