Mississippi Burning (1988)
“1964. When America was at war with itself.”
2h 8m·★ 7.7(1,947 votes)
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.
Director: Alan Parker
Top Cast
Gene Hackman · Agent Rupert AndersonWillem Dafoe · Agent Alan WardFrances McDormand · Mrs. PellBrad Dourif · Deputy Clinton PellR. Lee Ermey · Mayor TilmanGailard Sartain · Sheriff StuckeyStephen Tobolowsky · TownleyMichael Rooker · Frank Bailey