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Mississippi Burning

1988

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.

Cast & Crew

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Gene Hackman

as Agent Rupert Anderson

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Willem Dafoe

as Agent Alan Ward

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Frances McDormand

as Mrs. Pell

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Brad Dourif

as Deputy Clinton Pell

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R. Lee Ermey

as Mayor Tilman

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Gailard Sartain

as Sheriff Stuckey

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
12/8/1988
Runtime
2 hours, 8 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$34,604,000
Profit/Loss
+$19,604,000
ROI: 130.7%
Genres
Drama
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Production Countries
United States of America (US)
Spoken Languages
English (en)
Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Orion Pictures
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Frederick Zollo Productions