Mississippi Burning (1988)

Movie Details

Original Title Mississippi Burning

Original Language EN

Budget $15,000,000

Revenue $34,604,000

Status Released

Popularity 3.3

Cast

Gene Hackman

Agent Rupert Anderson

Popularity: 1.8

Willem Dafoe

Agent Alan Ward

Popularity: 3.7

Frances McDormand

Mrs. Pell

Popularity: 10.6

Brad Dourif

Deputy Clinton Pell

Popularity: 1.8

R. Lee Ermey

Mayor Tilman

Popularity: 1.6

Gailard Sartain

Sheriff Stuckey

Popularity: 0.5

Stephen Tobolowsky

Townley

Popularity: 2.2

Michael Rooker

Frank Bailey

Popularity: 2.8

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Lester Cowens

Popularity: 2.0

Badja Djola

Agent Monk

Popularity: 1.0

Kevin Dunn

Agent Bird

Popularity: 1.9

Frankie Faison

Eulogist

Popularity: 1.3

Key Crew

Director Alan Parker

Screenplay Chris Gerolmo

Producer Robert F. Colesberry, Frederick Zollo

Editor Gerry Hambling

Production

Orion Pictures

Frederick Zollo Productions

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Reviews from TMDB

kevin2019 10/10

Apr 19, 2024

"Mississippi Burning" has both insight and intelligence and it is an incredibly uncompromising scrutinization of how racism blighted American society and it is frightening to think the residents of Jessop in Mississippi possess minds much smaller than their town. This film also prompts you to seriou ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Apr 28, 2024

When three men go missing from their small-town Mississippi home, the FBI sends a team to investigate. "Anderson" (Gene Hackman) is very much the more hands-on of the pair leading the team, with "Ward" (Willem Dafoe) more inclined to play by the book. Their arrival exposes them to an open culture of ... Read more