Mississippi Burning

Mississippi Burning (1988)

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.

Date of release
1988-12-08
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (2041)
Runtime
2h 8m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Alan Parker

Casting

  • Gene Hackman — Agent Rupert Anderson
  • Willem Dafoe — Agent Alan Ward
  • Frances McDormand — Mrs. Pell
  • Brad Dourif — Deputy Clinton 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 — Eulogist

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