Mississippi Burning (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-12-08
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alan Parker, Chris Gerolmo
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 2053 votes
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Agent Rupert Anderson
- Willem Dafoe as Agent Alan Ward
- Frances McDormand as Mrs. Pell
- Brad Dourif as Deputy Clinton Pell
- R. Lee Ermey as Mayor Tilman
- Gailard Sartain as Sheriff Stuckey
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Townley
- Michael Rooker as Frank Bailey
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Lester Cowens
- Badja Djola as Agent Monk
- Kevin Dunn as Agent Bird
- Frankie Faison as Eulogist