Mississippi Burning
"1964. When America was at war with itself."
1988-12-08
7.7
en 128mDramaCrimeMysteryThriller
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.
Screenplay
Chris Gerolmo
Original Music Composer
Trevor Jones
Director of Photography
Peter Biziou
Director
Alan Parker
First Assistant Director
Aldric La'Auli Porter
Second Assistant Director
Brenda Kalosh
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$34,604,000Budget
$15,000,000Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Orion Pictures
- Frederick Zollo Productions
