Mississippi Summer
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William Bayer
Director
J. A. Preston
Lisle Wilson
Jared Martin
Robert Earl Jones
William Bayer
Screenwriter
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1971
Premiere Information
New York opening: 8 Jul 1971
Production Company
William Bayer-Eric Peniston Productions
Distribution Company
New Line Cinema
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Synopsis
In 1964 a troupe of actors, half black and half white, travel through Mississippi performing a play intended to encourage voter registration. Although initially they are received warmly in the various churches and barns in which they perform, interest in the propaganda plays gradually falters, provoking arguments and division among the actors. Soon, the group splits up along racial lines, with each group driving off in opposite directions, leaving the head of the play abandoned and alone.
Film Details
Release Date
Aug
1971
Premiere Information
New York opening: 8 Jul 1971
Production Company
William Bayer-Eric Peniston Productions
Distribution Company
New Line Cinema
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
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Notes
Mississippi Summer was made with the assistance of a filmmaker's grant from the American Film Institute.
