Mississippi Burning (1988)
1964. When America was at war with itself.
Starring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand
Directed by Alan Parker
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.
Runtime: 128 min.
Rating: 7.7
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Crime,Drama,Thriller
Keywords: suicide,ku klux klan,mississippi river,sheriff,shotgun,deputy sheriff,fbi,motel,funeral,u.s. navy,burning cross,police,rope,based on a true story,murder,racism,violence
Cast
Agent Rupert Anderson
Agent Alan Ward
Mrs. Pell
Deputy Clinton Pell
Mayor Tilman
Sheriff Ray Stuckey
Clayton Townley
Frank Bailey
Lester Cowens
Agent Monk
Agent Bird
Eulogist
Judge
Agent Stokes
Wesley Cooke
Curtis Foy
Connie
Aaron Williams
Fire Bomber
T.V. Commentator
Goatee
Floyd Swilley
Passenger
Television Commentator
Vertis Williams
Interviewer & Reporter
Mrs. Walker
Cameraman
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Reporter
Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
Fire Bomber
Agent MacMillan
Agent Brodsky
Agent Nash
Agent Reilly
Local #1 (uncredited)
Peckerwood (uncredited)
Black Passenger