Mississippi Burning (1988)
"1964. When America was at war with itself."
Title: Mississippi Burning
Original Title: Mississippi Burning
Release Date: 1988-12-08
Status: Released
Rating: 7.68/10 (from 1827 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Production Companies: Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions
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.
Cast
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
