Mississippi Burning

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(1,583 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama,

Crime

Duration:

128 minutes

Year:

1988

Director:

Alan Parker

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Company:

Orion Pictures

Budget:

$15,000,000

Revenue:

$34,604,000

Cast:
Gene Hackman

Anderson

Willem Dafoe

Ward

Frances McDormand

Mrs. Pell

Brad Dourif

Deputy Pell

R. Lee Ermey

Mayor Tilman

Crew:
Peter Biziou

Director of Photography

Alan Parker

Director

Chris Gerolmo

Screenplay

Trevor Jones

Original Music Composer

Ellen Lutter

Costume Supervisor