Mississippi Burning

About Mississippi Burning

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.

Alan Parker's Mississippi Burning is a 1988 crime mystery film. Its themes are sheriff, empathetic, compassionate, and funeral.

Gene Hackman stars as Agent Rupert Anderson, Willem Dafoe as Agent Alan Ward, Frances McDormand as Mrs. Pell, and Brad Dourif as Deputy Clinton Pell. It runs 128 minutes and was released in December 1988.

The screenplay is by Chris Gerolmo. Produced by Orion Pictures. The story is adapted from real events. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

The Banker, Reagan, and Memories of Murder make useful companions to Mississippi Burning, all filed under adoring and dramatic. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 2,054 votes and it carries a R rating.