Mississippi Burning
1988 · ★ 7.7 · Dir. Alan Parker
1964. When America was at war with itself.
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.
- Released
- 1988-12-08
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $34.6M
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Gene Hackman
Anderson
Willem Dafoe
Ward
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
Deputy Pell
R. Lee Ermey
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn
Agent Bird
Frankie Faison
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Keywords
MurderBased on a true storySheriffShotgunPoliceViolenceU.s. navySuicideFuneralFbiMississippi riverRacismMotelKu klux klanDeputy sheriffRopeBurning crossBased on true story
