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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.
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
Where to watch
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Cast
Top of the call sheet
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
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