
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.
Release Date: 1988-12-08
Drama
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
★★★★★★★★★★ (1744 votes)
Official website: http://alanparker.com/film/mississippi-burning/
Casts

Gene Hackman
as Agent Rupert Anderson

Willem Dafoe
as Agent Alan Ward

Frances McDormand
as Mrs. Pell

Brad Dourif
as Deputy Clinton Pell

R. Lee Ermey
as Mayor Tilman

Gailard Sartain
as Sheriff Stuckey

Stephen Tobolowsky
as Townley

Michael Rooker
as Frank Bailey

Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Lester Cowens

Badja Djola
as Agent Monk