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Mississippi Burning

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Mississippi Burning
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R,2hrs 7min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 1, 1988
Director:
Alan Parker
Distributor:
Orion Pictures Corporation
Starring:
Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand  ...more
Synopsis: Mississippi Burning is an all-names-changed dramatization of the Ku Klux Klan's murders of three civil rights workers in 1964. Investigating the mysterious disappearances of the three activists are FBI agents Gene Hackman (older, wiser) and Willem Dafoe (younger, idealistic). A Southerner himself, Hackman charms and cajoles his way through the tight-lipped residents of a dusty Mississippi town while Dafoe acts upon the evidence gleaned by his partner. Hackman solves the case by exerting his influence ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Apart from its pure entertainment value - this is the best American crime movie in years - it is an important statement about a time and a condition that should not be forgotten. The Academy loves to honor prestigious movies in which long-ago crimes are rectified in far-away places. Here is a nominee with the ink still wet on its pages. Full Review
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65
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 11 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Gene Hackman
Rupert Anderson
Willem Dafoe
Alan Ward
Frances McDormand
Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif
Deputy Pell
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