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Mississippi Burning (1988)  link to Mississippi Burning on IMDb  

Number: 380

cover Mississippi Burning

IMDb Rating:
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7.8/10 (71K votes)

Country: United States, 128 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller

Director(s): Alan Parker

Storyline:
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 former Sheriff partner.

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

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Large Folder Page 29

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1