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This is an original one sheet vintage movie poster for the 1965 exploitation drama film Murder in Mississippi.Movie Details Release Year: 1965Director: Joseph P. Mawra Writer & Producer: Herbert S. Altman (credited on the poster as Herb Altman)Production Company: Tiger Productions Synopsis & Historical Context The film is a low-budget, gritty grindhouse production loosely inspired by the real-life 1964 civil rights murders of Mickey Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. The plot follows liberal Northern college students who travel to a small Mississippi town to help register Black voters. They quickly cross paths with a highly bigoted local sheriff and his violent accomplices, leading to unlawful detention, brutality, and murder.Notable Cast Members Sam Stewart (featured prominently screaming on the top-left of the poster) as Phil Loving Sheila Britt as Carol Lee Byrd Derek Crane as Sheriff Engstrom Lew Stone as Luther Barnes |
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