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Mississippi Burning

1964. When America was at war with itself.
Dec. 08, 1988USA128 Min.R
Occasions:Single Night
Protagonists:The Observer
Problems:OppressionSociety
Strategies:ConfrontationObservation
Settings:Small Town
Feelings:DisturbedTense

Content

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.
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning

Ratings

Originaltitel Mississippi Burning
IMDB-Wertung 7.8 123,118 votes
TMDb-Wertung 7.673 1,790 votes

Cast & Crew

Alan Parker
Regisseur
Gene Hackman isAgent Rupert Anderson
Agent Rupert Anderson
Willem Dafoe isAgent Alan Ward
Agent Alan Ward
Brad Dourif isDeputy Clinton Pell
Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey isMayor Tilman
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain isSheriff Stuckey
Sheriff Stuckey
Michael Rooker isFrank Bailey
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince isLester Cowens
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola isAgent Monk
Agent Monk

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