For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
1983 · 1h 27m · TV Movie, Drama
Genres: TV Movie, Drama
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writers: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Ossie Davis, William Peters
Music by: Gerald Fried
Cinematography: Alan Kozlowski
Cast
Howard Rollins as Medgar EversIrene Cara as Myrlie EversMargaret Avery as DottieRoscoe Lee Browne as Gloster CurrentLaurence Fishburne as Jimbo CollinsJanet MacLachlan as MildredThalmus RasulalaDick Anthony WilliamsPaul WinfieldMore like this
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