The Burial Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

Based on a true story, the film tells of a personal-injury lawyer from Mississippi who took on the case of Jeremiah O'Keefe, an owner of a local chain of funeral homes. O'Keefe claimed that he had been cheated by a major funeral parlor conglomerate. With the cooperation of O'Keefe's lawyer, who was an admitted racist, he won $260 million for O'Keefe.

Drama True Story

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  Jamie Foxx

  ... Willie E. Gary

  Back In Action, Tin Soldier

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  Tommy Lee Jones

  ... Jerry O'Keefe

  Lincoln, Wander

• J
  Jurnee Smollett

  The Order, Tyler Perry's Temptation

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  Mamoudou Athie

  The Drama, Elemental

• B
  Bill Camp

  ... Raymond Loewen

  How To Make A Killing, Joker

• D
  Dorian Missick

  The Bounty Hunter, Shirley

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  Pamela Reed

  The Long Dumb Road

• A
  Amanda Warren

  Safety

• J
  Jim Klock

  Neighborhood Watch, Like Father Like Son

Who is making The Burial – Crew List

The film's writer Doug Wright last penned Bunny Lake is Missing and Town House.

Director

Maggie Betts

Screenwriter

Doug Wright

Production – What we know about the The Burial

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Key Facts

• Based on a New Yorker Magazine article.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Apr 2023

Completed

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