Mississippi Burning (1988)

EnglishFilm1988128 minDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 7.7/10

1964. When America was at war with itself.

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.

Directed by

Alan Parker

Starring

Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand

Music

Trevor Jones

Released

1988-12-08

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