American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (2003)

Biography, Documentary, History, Made for TV

Director: Stanley Nelson

Writer(s): Marcia Smith, David C. Taylor

Starring: Andre Braugher, Pat Antici, Oudie Brown, Harry Caise, Magnolia Cooksey-Mathious, Tony Czech, Clara Davis, Warren Hampton, Richard Heard, John Herbers, Rose Jourdain, Moses Newson, Wheeler Parker, Betty Pearson, Willie Reed, Clarence Strider Jr., Emmett Till, Mamie Till, William Winter, Ernest Withers, David Jordan, Charles Tisdale, Ben Hampton, Richard Gardner, Leon Finney Jr.

Synopsis: A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of his death, his funeral, and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his white killers.

Release Date: January 20, 2003 (USA) | Length: 53 min | Genre: Biography, History | MPAA Rating: TV-PG