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Mississippi Burning

1964. When America was at war with itself.

  • Movie
  • 1988
  • R
  • 2h 8m

Directed by Alan Parker

7.7

TMDB audience rating
7.7 out of 10 from 2,060 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Gene Hackman

    Gene HackmanAgent Rupert Anderson

  • Willem Dafoe

    Willem DafoeAgent Alan Ward

  • Frances McDormand

    Frances McDormandMrs. Pell

  • Brad Dourif

    Brad DourifDeputy Clinton Pell

  • R. Lee Ermey

    R. Lee ErmeyMayor Tilman

  • Gailard Sartain

    Gailard SartainSheriff Stuckey

  • Stephen Tobolowsky

    Stephen TobolowskyTownley

  • Michael Rooker

    Michael RookerFrank Bailey

  • Pruitt Taylor Vince

    Pruitt Taylor VinceLester Cowens

  • Badja Djola

    Badja DjolaAgent Monk

  • Kevin Dunn

    Kevin DunnAgent Bird

  • Frankie Faison

    Frankie FaisonEulogist

  • Thomas B. MasonJudge (as Tom Mason)

  • Geoffrey Nauffts

    Geoffrey NaufftsGoatee

  • Rick Zieff

    Rick ZieffPassenger

  • Christopher WhiteBlack Passenger

  • Gladys GreerHattie

  • Jake GipsonMose

Director
Alan Parker
Writer
Chris Gerolmo
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Peter Biziou