1988
7.7 (1742 votes)
2h 8m
Official Website
Genres
Drama
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Mississippi Burning
1964. When America was at war with itself.
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Chris Gerolmo
Director of Photography: Peter Biziou
Director: Alan Parker
Producer: Robert F. Colesberry, Frederick Zollo
Top Cast
Gene Hackman
Agent Rupert Anderson
Willem Dafoe
Agent Alan Ward
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Videos
Mississippi Burning - Trailer - HQ
