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Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Director:Alan Parker
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:
1988 / 12 / 08
Rating:
7.667
Genres & Subgenres:
Drama
Detective
Tags:
Gene Hackman
as
Anderson
Willem Dafoe
as
Ward
Frances McDormand
as
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
as
Deputy 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
Rick Zieff
as
Passenger
Dan Desmond
as
Television Commentator (voice)
Darius McCrary
as
Aaron Williams
Tobin Bell
as
Agent Stokes