Chronicle of the fate of three civil-rights workers in 1964. Tom Hulce. Chaney: Blair Underwood. Goodman: Josh Charles. Rita: Jennifer Grey. Fannie Lee: C.C.H. Pounder. Hollis: Harry Caesar. Dennis: Andre Braugher. Ben Jr.: Eugene Byrd. Sue Brown: Donzaleigh Abernathy. Hatchet-Faced Man: John Dennis Johnston.