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Mississippi Burning(1988)

R12/08/1988 (US)DramaCrime2h 8m
77%

Movie Score

1964. When America was at war with itself.

Overview

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.

Alan Parker

Director

Movie Cast

Gene Hackman photo

Gene Hackman

Agent Rupert Anderson

Willem Dafoe photo

Willem Dafoe

Agent Alan Ward

Brad Dourif photo

Brad Dourif

Deputy Clinton Pell

R. Lee Ermey photo

R. Lee Ermey

Mayor Tilman

Gailard Sartain photo

Gailard Sartain

Sheriff Stuckey

Michael Rooker photo

Michael Rooker

Frank Bailey

Pruitt Taylor Vince photo

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lester Cowens

Badja Djola photo

Badja Djola

Agent Monk

Kevin Dunn photo

Kevin Dunn

Agent Bird

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000.00

Revenue$34,604,000.00

Production CompanyOrion Pictures

Original LanguageEnglish

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