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Mississippi Burning

1964. When America was at war with itself.
Dec 8, 1988 · 2h 8m
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PLOT

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

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
Directed by Alan Parker

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$34,604,000
Production
Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions
Country
US

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