Mississippi Burning (1988)
1964. When America was at war with itself.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 8m
- Director Alan Parker
- Genres Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
- Rating 7.7/10 (2,019 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Gene Hackman
as Agent Rupert Anderson
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Willem Dafoe
as Agent Alan Ward
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Frances McDormand
as Mrs. Pell
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Brad Dourif
as Deputy Clinton Pell
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R. Lee Ermey
as Mayor Tilman
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Gailard Sartain
as Sheriff Stuckey
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Stephen Tobolowsky
as Townley
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Michael Rooker
as Frank Bailey
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Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lester Cowens
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Badja Djola
as Agent Monk
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Kevin Dunn
as Agent Bird
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Frankie Faison
as Eulogist
- Thomas B. Mason as Judge (as Tom Mason)
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Geoffrey Nauffts
as Goatee
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Rick Zieff
as Passenger
- Christopher White as Black Passenger
- Gladys Greer as Hattie
- Jake Gipson as Mose
Crew
-
Alan Parker
Director
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Peter Biziou
Director of Photography
- Gerry Hambling Editor
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Trevor Jones
Original Music Composer
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Robert F. Colesberry
Producer
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Frederick Zollo
Producer
- Chris Gerolmo Screenplay
