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Mississippi Burning (1988)

Mississippi Burning (1988)

Drama Crime Thriller Mystery

1964. When America was at war with itself.

Release Date: 1988, December 8
Directors: Alan Parker
Countries: United States of America
Production: Orion Pictures, Frederick Zollo Productions
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Ken Magee, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Rick Zieff, Bob Penny, Stephen Bridgewater, Tobin Bell, R. Lee Ermey, Brad Dourif, Frankie Faison, Stephen Tobolowsky

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.

Keywords:

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