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Mississippi Burning

1988 • 2h8m Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Rating

7.7/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Alan Parker

Screenplay

Chris Gerolmo

Cast

Gene Hackman

Willem Dafoe

Frances McDormand

Release date

12/8/1988

Status

Released

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$34,604,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

1838