Mississippi Burning
Description
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.
Stars
Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey
Runtime
128 minutes
Release Date
December 8, 1988
Rating
7.7/10 (1,892 votes)