Mississippi Burning Poster

Mississippi Burning

1964. When America was at war with itself.

Starring: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey

Writer: Chris Gerolmo

Release Date:
December 8, 1988
Ratings:
7.7 / 10
Director:
Alan Parker
Companies:
Orion Pictures

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.