For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
Brief Synopsis
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The story of black civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, who worked as field director in Jackson, Mississippi, for the NAACP, and who, after delivering a speech in which he vowed to complete the task of assuring equal right to the African-Americans of Jackson, was assassinated on June 11, 1963.
Cast & Crew
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Michael Schultz
Director
Dick Anthony Williams
Howard E Rollins
Roscoe Lee Browne
Laurence Fishburne
Margaret Avery
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (03/22/83), For Us, the Living, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
The story of black civil rights leader, Medgar Evers, who worked as field director in Jackson, Mississippi, for the NAACP, and who, after delivering a speech in which he vowed to complete the task of assuring equal right to the African-Americans of Jackson, was assassinated on June 11, 1963.
Director
Michael Schultz
Director
Cast
Dick Anthony Williams
Howard E Rollins
Roscoe Lee Browne
Laurence Fishburne
Margaret Avery
Janet Maclachlan
Irene Cara
Thalmus Rasulala
Paul Winfield
Crew
Cheri Anderson
Hair
Jackie Anderson
Makeup
Margaret Avery
Assistant
Jack Belyeu
Transportation Coordinator
Ann Bielowicz
Set Decorator
Lee Blassingame
Camera Assistant
Ossie Davis
Writer
Ed Dessisso
Assistant Director
Myrlie Evers
Book As Source Material
Myrlie Evers
Consultant
John Fresco
Music Supervisor
Gerald Fried
Music
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
Bert Gold
Unit Production Manager
Hope Goodwin
Assistant Director
Shay Griffin
Casting
Jim Hawkins
Sound Mixer
Yvonne Hegney
Costume Designer
Vivian Jones
Script Supervisor
Lawrence Karman
Camera Assistant
Michael Keck
Costumes
Harry Keramidas
Editor
Marvin Kerner
Sound Effects
Alan Kozlowski
Camera Operator
Alan Kozlowski
Director Of Photography
Leon Lamar
Location Manager
Sy Levin
Associate Producer
Sy Levin
Casting
Shirley Libby
Boom Operator
Edwin Meyers
Camera Assistant
John Murray
Lighting
Maureen O'leary
Costumes
William P. Owens
Production Manager
Phil Pastuhov
Camera Operator
Thomas Penick
Associate Editor
William Peters
Book As Source Material
J Kenneth Rotcop
Writer
J Kenneth Rotcop
Producer
Mark Salvaterra
Assistant Editor
Richard Sands
Key Grip
Roger Sassen
Best Boy
Teddy Shapiro
Production Assistant
Kimberly Sizemore
Production Assistant
Joan Stevenson
Production Associate
Van Walton
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Lynn Wolverton
Production Designer
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (03/22/83), For Us, the Living, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
