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Mississippi Burning
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Mississippi Burning

Thu, Dec 8, 1988
  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasFri, Dec 2, 1988Washington, D.C
GB
  • In CinemasFri, May 5, 1989
CA
  • In CinemasThu, Dec 8, 1988
AU
  • In CinemasThu, Feb 16, 1989
FR
  • In CinemasWed, Mar 29, 1989
  • Streaming / DigitalWed, Jul 17, 2019VOD
  • PhysicalTue, Jul 3, 1990VHS
DE
  • In CinemasFri, Feb 17, 1989Berlin International Film Festival
JP
  • In CinemasSat, Mar 11, 1989
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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    as Agent Rupert Anderson
  • Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    as Agent Alan Ward
  • Frances McDormand
    Frances McDormand
    as Mrs. Pell
  • Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    as Deputy Clinton Pell
  • R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    as Mayor Tilman
  • Gailard Sartain
    Gailard Sartain
    as Sheriff Stuckey
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