Mississippi Burning
1988
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
December 8, 1988
Director
Alan Parker
Runtime
2h 8m
Cast
Gene HackmanWillem DafoeFrances McDormandBrad DourifR. Lee ErmeyGailard SartainStephen TobolowskyMichael RookerPruitt Taylor VinceBadja Djola
Production
Orion PicturesFrederick Zollo Productions
Genres
DramaCrimeMysteryThriller