Mississippi Burning (1988)
1964. When America was at war with itself.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1988-12-08
- Runtime:
- 128 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director:
- Alan Parker
- Top cast:
- Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.7/10 from 1,938 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.7/10