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Mississippi Burning
1988 · Movies · 2h 8m · Crime, Drama
bittersweet
Major character dies
Downer ending
How it ends
The FBI arrests Klan members, but they receive minor sentences, highlighting ongoing racial issues.
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Overview
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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Cast & Crew
Cast
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
Crew
Alan Parker
Director
Chris Gerolmo
Screenplay
Robert F. Colesberry
Producer
Frederick Zollo
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