Mississippi Burning

Name: Mississippi Burning
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1988-12-08
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey

"1964. When America was at war with itself."

7.7 (1,899 votes) Dec 1988 2h 8m R

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

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.

Budget $15M Box Office $35M

Orion Pictures · Frederick Zollo Productions

English