Mississippi Burning (1988)
1964. When America was at war with itself.
8 December 1988 · 2h 08mDramaCrimeMysteryThriller
★ 7.7 / 10 · 2,047 votes on TMDB
Directed by Alan Parker
What it's about
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.
Watch it when you're feeling…
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
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
More like Mississippi Burning
Not quite the vibe?
Pick a mood →