7.7
(1,620 votes)
Mississippi Burning
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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Movie Details
Status
Released (08/12/1988)
Original language
English
Budget
$15,000,000
Box office
$34,604,000
Country
USAProduction company