Mississippi Burning

Released Year: 1988

Certificate: A

Runtime: 128 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama, History

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 65

Director: Alan Parker

Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif

No of Votes: 88214

Gross: 34603943

Overview: Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

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