Gene Hackman
Agent Rupert Anderson
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Mississippi Burning
“1964. When America was at war with itself.”
18 · 5 May 1989 · 128 min · English
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The film
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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On screen
Cast & characters
Willem Dafoe
Agent Alan Ward
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
Deputy Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey
Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain
Sheriff Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Townley
Michael Rooker
Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Lester Cowens
Badja Djola
Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn
Agent Bird
Frankie Faison
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Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Writing
- Chris Gerolmo
- Cinematography
- Peter Biziou
- Original music
- Trevor Jones
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