Jasper, Texas (2003)

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Jasper, Texas on IMDb 6.4/10 391 votes

Released:
2003-06-08

Overview:
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.

Director:
Jeffrey W. Byrd

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Roy T. Anderson
    as
    James Byrd, Jr.
  • Jon Voight
    as
    Billy Rowles
  • Louis Gossett Jr.
    as
    R.C. Horn
  • Joe Morton
    as
    Walter Diggles
  • Demore Barnes
    as
    Ricky Horn