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Mississippi Burning

1964. When America was at war with itself.

1988★ 7.7 · 2K2h 8mDramaCrimeMysteryThriller

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.

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Cast

Willem Dafoe
as Agent Alan Ward

Michael Rooker
as Frank Bailey

Kevin Dunn
as Agent Bird

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Townley

Brad Dourif
as Deputy Clinton Pell

Frances McDormand
as Mrs. Pell

Gene Hackman
as Agent Rupert Anderson

Tobin Bell
as Agent Stokes

Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lester Cowens

Frankie Faison
as Eulogist

R. Lee Ermey
as Mayor Tilman

Ken Magee
as Agent Reilly

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Release date: 1988-12-08

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $34,604,000

Runtime: 2h 8m

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DramaCrimeMysteryThriller

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